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135 (47.4 percent) students, the research participants, align their studies with work, while
150 (52.6 percent) students do not work while studying. The average age – 20,6 year old
individuals.
Research methods:
Analytical descriptive method was used when analysing the distinctive features of
creativity and personality traits and the importance of personality traits to creative
expression.
Quantitative research was carried out when identifying the components of the student
creativity and the distinctive features of personality traits using NEO FFI questionnaire
(NEO Five Factor Inventory, Costa, Mc.Crae, 1992). The questionnaire consists of 60
statements designed to measure five personality traits: The questionnaire consists of
five subscales: Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism and
Openness. The statements were assessed using a 5 point Likert scale – from 0 ("strongly
disagree“) to 4 ("completely agree“). The respondent chooses one option that best
aligns with his/her view. F. C. Worrell, W. E. Cross (2004) describe every separate
feature pointing out that extraversion covers such traits as sociability, activeness,
positive emotionality. Neuroticism is defined in terms such as unwanted behaviour,
negative emotions, anxiety and disturbing emotions (uneasiness, hostility, insecurity,
guilt, etc.) Conscientiousness is defined in terms such as achieving goals, the ability to
control impulsiveness, orderliness, self-discipline and the postponing of satisfaction
until a later time. Agreeableness is described as caring for people, which is the
manifestation of altruism, affection, compassion, calmness and maintaining relations.
Openness is described as the ability to accept new ideas and experience, without giving
the priority for practical things. The permission to use NEO FFI questionnaire was
obtained from the Laboratory of Special Psychology of Vilnius University. Students'
creativity was investigated using the Personality creativity questionnaire (Петрулис,
1988). The questionnaire consists of 64 statements, which the respondent assessed by
ticking "Yes" or "No". The results were analysed using 9 subscales: intuitiveness,
fantasy, prone to creativity and innovation, flexibility, originality, criticism,
inversiveness and childishness. Following theoretical "keys" of the Personality creativity
questionnaire a general creative indicator was identified.
Statistical method Statistical analysis methods were used to process the obtained data:
descriptive statistics (statistical averages, standard deviations); Student's t criterion (to
compare two independent samples) was used to identify differences in several
independent populations. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used for statistical
data analysis seeking to assess the interface of such major personality traits of the
research participants as neuroticism, extraversion, consciousness, agreeableness and
openness with the components of perceived creativity. The obtained results are
considered statistically significant if they correspond to the significance level Statistical
data analysis was carried out according to SPSS version 17.
Theoretical substantiation of the interface between creativity and personality traits
The concept of creativity in scientific literature is rather ambiguous due to its complexity
and changes in it. Generally, researchers define creativity as the ability to create new,
original, unexpected, quality and appropriate, that is, useful items that meet the provided
requirements (Amabile, 1983 quoted by Tierner et al., 1999; Guilford 1950, 1968; Sternberg,
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