Ben Shaohua, Zheng Wenjun, Li Xu
School of Finance and Economics, Guangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Liuzhou, China.
Faculty of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Front Psychol. 2025 Aug 12;16:1585658. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1585658. eCollection 2025.
Musical creativity is a crucial aspect of music education and innovation. This study has aimed to systematically examine its key determinants, with particular attention to cognitive and social capital mechanisms.
Grounded in the componential theory of creativity, social capital theory, social cognitive theory, this study has developed a conceptual framework incorporating five explanatory variables. It has employed partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to analyze data from 962 university students.
The findings have revealed that social capital has exerted both direct effect and moderating effect on creative self-efficacy. While creative thinking has emerged as the strongest antecedent, its influence on musical creativity has diminished under the moderation of social capital. In contrast, musical aesthetic ability, though the weakest antecedent, has demonstrated a significant effect on musical creativity when moderated by social capital. Furthermore, creative self-efficacy has served as a mediating factor in the musical creativity model.
This study has highlighted the complex interplay between cognitive and social capital in shaping musical creativity, thereby enriching its theoretical foundation. The findings have offered novel insights and practical implications for music education by equipping educators with strategies to cultivate students' creative potential and encourage innovation in higher education.
音乐创造力是音乐教育与创新的关键要素。本研究旨在系统考察其关键决定因素，尤其关注认知和社会资本机制。
基于创造力成分理论、社会资本理论和社会认知理论，本研究构建了一个包含五个解释变量的概念框架。采用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）分析了962名大学生的数据。
研究结果表明，社会资本对创造性自我效能既有直接影响，也有调节作用。虽然创造性思维是最有力的前因，但在社会资本的调节作用下，其对音乐创造力的影响有所减弱。相比之下，音乐审美能力虽是最薄弱的前因，但在社会资本的调节作用下，对音乐创造力表现出显著影响。此外，创造性自我效能在音乐创造力模型中起到了中介作用。
本研究突出了认知与社会资本在塑造音乐创造力过程中的复杂相互作用，从而丰富了其理论基础。研究结果为音乐教育提供了新的见解和实践启示，为教育工作者提供了培养学生创造潜力和鼓励高等教育创新的策略。
