THE PREDICTIVE ABILITY OF CREATIVE SELF-EFFICACY WITH LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE IN A SAMPLE OF BARTINUNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the predictive ability of creative self-efficacy on linguistic intelligence of BartinUniversity students. In addition to revealing the differences between genders in creative self-efficacy and linguistic intelligence. The study sample consisted of (105) male and female students from Bartin University-Turkey who were selected using the available method. To achieve the objectives of the study, Linguistic Intelligence Scale of Hatem (2024) and the Creative Self-Efficacy Scale of Karwowski et al. (2018) were used. The results of the study showed that the level of linguistic intelligence and self-efficacy were high; their values ​​were (3.78, 3.99), respectively. The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the level of linguistic intelligence and the level of creative self-efficacy among Bartin University students attributed to the gender variable. The results also showed a relative contribution of creative self-efficacy to linguistic intelligence, amounting to (21.8%). The study recommends developing both linguistic intelligence and creative self-efficacy through guidance and training programs.