The connection between antisocial creativity and values of students of pedagogical specialties

¹ Moscow City University, Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of Education, Department of Psychology, Moscow, Russia
² Omsk State Pedagogical University, School of Primary, Preschool and Special Education, Pedagogy and Psychology of Childhood, Omsk, Russia
³ University of Bayreuth, Faculty of Languages & Literatures, Intercultural German Studies, Bayreuth, Germany

^* Corresponding author: egoroviv@mgpu.ru

Abstract

Scholars study various aspects of creativity: features of a creative personality; the impact of creativity on society; mechanisms and conditions for the development of creativity. Creativity is productive, makes the life of a person and society better, as well as promotes progress. At the same time, the phenomenon of creativity is not so definite since scholars distinguish such a variety as antisocial creativity, in which a person uses one’s creative potential against society and other people. This is reflected in specific research concerned with this phenomenon. It emphasizes the negative influence of the antisocial creativity of teachers on the forming personality of students and the effectiveness of education. The study objective is to study the antisocial creativity of future teachers and its connection with values and basic beliefs. The methods of testing, polling, mathematical statistics (correlation analysis) were used in the course of the study. This empirical study has revealed strong links between antisocial creativity and the age of respondents. As a result, antisocial creativity is connected with such values of social groups as conformism, tradition (inverse correlation); self-direction, power and achievement (direct correlation). A negative correlation with the humor scale allows the authors to conclude that this type of antisocial creativity is a kind of defense. For the first time, this ascertaining study has considered the specifics of antisocial creativity of students of pedagogical specialties with due regard to their beliefs and values. The promising areas of research on the antisocial creativity of future teachers include identifying both personal and social determinants of this phenomenon.