The relationship between locus of control and Self-Esteem with creativity in Ardekan city high schools studenst

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between locus of control and self – esteem with creativity among students in Ardakan high schools. Among all high school students (N=1992), 322 students were selected. By using of stratified random sampling method (with propotional assignment). To collect the data, Abedi creativity, Cupersmith self-esteem and Rotter locus of control questionnaires were used. Because, they have high reliability and validity. The data were analyzed by means of questionnaires, descriptive statistics (e.g; frequency and percent), Inferential statistics (e.g; Pearson and Spearman correlation tests and Multiple linear Regression). The results revealed significant relationship between self- esteem and creativity students, but there is no significant relationship between external control and creativity of students.