“Creative Thinking among University youth in relation to some Variables”

Abstract

       This study aimed to investigate the level of Creative thinking among University youth in relation to selected variables namely (gender, specialization, college type, and grade level). The researcher adopted the descriptive methodological approach. Data were collected using the 38-item Youth creative thinking scale developed by A-Anzi (2020). After verifying  the scale's validity and reliability and ensuring its suitability for the study population, it was administered to a sample of (160) male and female students at the Tobruk university during the 2025/2026 academic year. Using appropriate statistical methods, the findings revealed a moderate levels of creative thinking among Tobruk university students. The results also showed that the skill of change and adaptation ranked first, followed by planning and implementation in second place, while generation and originality ranked last. Furthermore, the results indicated statistically no significant differences in creative thinking between male and female students. Also, no significant differences were found between students majoring humanities and those majoring in applied science. However, the results indicated significant differences in creative thinking according to the college type, with students from the Faculty of Arts outperformed those from the Faculty of Education, and students from the Faculty of Science outperformed those from both the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Pharmacy. Finally, the results revealed significant differences in creative thinking and its skills according to grad level, with fourth-year students outperforming first-year students.