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In recent years, subjective well-being has become a significant goal of general education. It is included in various international programs assessing the quality of education (e.g., PISA). Studies demonstrate a positive relationship between creativity and well-being (Acar et al., 2021). Creativity is a complex syndrome (Runco, 2014) that comprises cognitive, conative, and emotional components that interact dynamically with the educational environment (Barbot et al., 2011). This empirical study aims to identify the contribution of personal components of creativity to the subjective well-being of school students. Intrinsic motivation is associated with higher academic achievement, more productive reactions to difficulties, and higher subjective well-being (Gordeeva et al., 2017). The study hypothesis: intrinsic motivation moderates the relationship between creativity and life satisfaction. The study involves 160 participants aged 8 to 15 years old, students at public school in Moscow. The Short Scale of Creative Self (Karwowski et al., 2018), the Academic Motivation Scale (Vallerand et al., 1992) and the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (Huebner, 1994) were used for assessment. A series of regression analyses using moderation models (Jamovi) obtained evidence that both creative identity (p=0,001) and self-efficacy (p=0,008) contributes to school satisfaction. In addition, creative self-efficacy contributes to students’ family (p=0,001) and self (p=0,001) satisfaction. As expected, the relationship between two components of creative self and school satisfaction are moderated by three types of intrinsic motivation: motivation to know (p=0,001), motivation of achievement (p=0,001) and self-development motivation (p=0,001). The relationship between creative self-efficacy and students’ self-satisfaction are moderated by motivation to know (p=0,003), motivation of achievement (p=0,002) and self-development motivation (p=0,002). Thus, intrinsic motivation, creative identity and self-efficacy contribute to life satisfaction of school students.

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