Cultural Congruence and Divergent Thinking in 13–16-Year-Old Teenagers

adolescent, cultural congruence, creativity, divergent thinking, normative situation

Relevance of the study: The study of cultural congruence in creative teenagers presents a significant challenge due to the conflicting demands of cultural norms and the necessary conditions for fostering creativity. These conditions are crucial for the social development and personality formation of teenagers. Despite the importance of this issue, there is a lack of research examining the complex relationship between contrasting psychological traits in adolescents, such as cultural congruence and creativity. Research objective: an analysis of the correlation between cultural congruence and divergent thinking in younger and older teenagers, and assessing the extent to which divergent thinking affects cultural congruence in a normative setting. Methods and sampling: The study involved 272 teenagers aged 13-16 (M=14.28) and was conducted during a year between March 2021 and March 2022 at multi-profile lyceums in Kazan, Russia. The study used reliable, adapted, and valid methods, the methodology of L.F. Bayanova and O.G. Minyaev "Determining the Level of Cultural Congruence for Adolescents," H. Zivert’s questionnaire "Determining Creative Abilities", F. Williams' "Test of Personality Creative Characteristics," N.A. Baturin and E.L. Soldatova's "Diagnosis of Divergent Thinking," A.V. Zverkov and E.V. Eidman's questionnaire "Study of Willful Self-Regulation", and V.I. Morosanova's questionnaire "Style of Behavior Self-Regulation". Key findings: The study found that younger adolescents show more cultural primitivity and highly developed divergent thinking compared to older teenagers. A variance analysis established the influence of divergent thinking on the cultural congruence of teenagers. Conclusion: These results are of practical significance and can be used as the basis for developmental programs when working with teenagers.

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