Creative self-efficacy and its relationship to peer feedback

Innovations in Education and Teaching International. 2026. Vol. 63. No. 2. P. 370–383.

Costley J., Southam A., Boitcov M., Zhang H., Shulgina G., Baldwin M., Fanguy M.

Creativity plays a pivotal role in educational collaboration, with peer feedback both enhancing and inhibiting creative expression. Understanding how individuals with high creative self-efficacy respond to feedback is critical for fostering creativity. This study examined the relationships between creative self-efficacy, peer feedback and collaboration using a quantitative correlational design. Data were collected from 192 Korean university students in a 16-week writing course. Participants completed an 18-item survey measuring creative self-efficacy, creative identity and collaborative attitudes. Students performed writing tasks on Google Docs, exchanging peer feedback. Results revealed that while creative self-efficacy correlated with positive feedback attitudes, highly creative individuals were less likely to implement feedback. This suggests a resistance to peer suggestions, highlighting the need for greater autonomy in choosing feedback type and timing.

Keywords: peer feedback, Creative Self-Efficacy, comment implementation, comments received, полученные комментарии, взаимная обратная связь от студентов, творческая самоэффективность, применение комментариев

Publication based on the results of: Using digital traces to study learners' behavioral strategies (2025)