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ArticleBMC psychology2026

The formation of preschooler's creative personality: the promotion mechanism of positive family routines.

Shenghong Dong, Xinyan Li, Yuzhi Yan

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Shenghong DongSchool of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. shdong@jxnu.edu.cn.
Xinyan LiSchool of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Yuzhi YanSchool of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.

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Youth Marxist Theoretical Research and Innovation Project of Jiangxi Province No. 25ZXQM85
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Abstract

backgroundPreschool is a sensitive period for the formation of creative personality, yet little is known about how everyday family routines contribute to preschoolers' creative personality or through which psychological mechanisms these effects occur.

methodsUsing classroom‑cluster sampling, 664 preschool children aged 3-6 years and their parents from kindergartens in Jiangxi Province participated. Parents completed three validated questionnaires: the Chinese Family Routines Scale, the Autonomy of Children Scale, and the Creative Personality subscale of the Creativity Assessment Packet. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations were computed, followed by structural equation modeling and bias‑corrected bootstrap mediation analyses.

resultsPositive family routines were significantly and positively correlated with autonomy (r = .335, p < .001) and creative personality (r = .339, p < .001), and autonomy was positively correlated with creative personality (r = .347, p < .001). Positive family routines significantly predicted creative personality (γ = 0.412, p < .001) and autonomy (γ = 0.505, p < .001), and autonomy significantly predicted creative personality (γ = 0.433, p < .001). Autonomy partially mediated the association between positive family routines and creative personality, accounting for 53.16% of the total effect.

conclusionsPositive, structured, and emotionally supportive family routines are positively associated with preschoolers' creative personality, both directly and indirectly through higher autonomy, highlighting autonomy‑supportive family environments as a key target for early interventions to foster creative development.

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CreativityFamilyFamily RelationsPersonal AutonomyPersonalityPersonality DevelopmentChildChild, PreschoolChinaFemaleHumansMaleAutonomyCreative personalityPositive family routines

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PMID41957854
PMCPMC13173852

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