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Parents’ Creative Self-Beliefs and Creative Activity as Predictors of Family Lifestyle

Family rules, routines, and resources shape children’s creativity. However, little is known about how parents’ creative self-beliefs and creative activity are related to the lifestyle adults create in their families. Family lifestyle might be operationalized as referring to domain-general dimensions of family functioning (cohesion, flexibility, communication, and family satisfaction) and domain-specific factors related to creativity (encouragement to experience novelty and varieties; encouragement to nonconformism; support of perseverance in creative efforts; encouragement to fantasize). To explore the link between parents’ creativity-related characteristic and family lifestyle, 303 Polish parents (57% mothers) of children aged between 6 and 10 (M = 7.99; SD = 1.38) reported on their creative self-beliefs, creative activity, overall family characteristics, and climate for creativity in their families. We found that both parents’ creative self-beliefs (creative self-efficacy and creative personal identity) and their creative activity predict support for creativity in the family and more general balanced and satisfying family relationships. We discuss these findings, point new paths for future research, and suggest interventions in regards to the family creativity-fostering environment.