investigate the role of mental health in students' creative behaviors

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of mental health in students' creative behaviors. The research method is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection, descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all students of girls' schools in Tehran during the academic year of 96-97. The sample consisted of 150 girl students from Tehran who were selected by cluster random sampling method. The instruments used were Goldberg General Health Questionnaire and Pediatric Creativity Questionnaire. To analyze the data, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used. The findings showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between mental health and creative behaviors. Also, the results of regression analysis showed that anxiety and insomnia among mental health components can predict -0.60 of variance of creative behaviors. According to research findings, one of the factors influencing the students' creative behaviors is their mental health