Chen Shi, Bai Han, Zeng Zhicheng, Yu Quanlei, Zhao Qingbai
Hubei Health Industry Development Research Center, School of Medical Humanities, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.
Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, Wuhan, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 Aug 14;15:1390867. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1390867. eCollection 2024.
Media multitasking is widespread, yet its relationship with creativity remains unclear. This study employs a combination of measures, including the media multitasking questionnaire, alternative uses task (AUT) for divergent thinking, Chinese compound remote association task (CCRAT) for convergent thinking, and a creative problem-solving task, to examine the relationship between media multitasking and creativity. Extreme values grouping [one standard deviation above or below the mean of the media multitasking index (MMI)], median value grouping, and regression analysis were used to explore the relationship between media multitasking and creativity. The results revealed the following findings: (1) across the three analysis methods, there was no significant relationship between media multitasking and performance on the AUT task. However, within the range of one standard deviation above or below the mean of the MMI, media multitasking showed a significant positive correlation with fluency, flexibility, and total scores on the AUT task. (2) Media multitasking significantly predicted the accuracy of responses on the CCRAT task positively. (3) Media multitasking significantly predicted lower scores on the applicability of creative problem-solving tasks.
媒体多任务处理很普遍，但其与创造力之间的关系仍不明确。本研究采用多种测量方法相结合的方式，包括媒体多任务处理问卷、用于发散性思维的替代用途任务（AUT）、用于聚合性思维的中文复合远距离联想任务（CCRAT）以及一项创造性问题解决任务，以考察媒体多任务处理与创造力之间的关系。采用极端值分组法（媒体多任务处理指数（MMI）均值上下一个标准差范围内）、中值分组法以及回归分析来探究媒体多任务处理与创造力之间的关系。结果显示如下：（1）在这三种分析方法中，媒体多任务处理与AUT任务的表现之间不存在显著关系。然而，在MMI均值上下一个标准差范围内，媒体多任务处理与AUT任务的流畅性、灵活性及总分呈显著正相关。（2）媒体多任务处理显著正向预测CCRAT任务的回答准确性。（3）媒体多任务处理显著预测创造性问题解决任务适用性的较低得分。
