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Psychol."],"abstract":"<jats:p>\n                    Building on prior evidence linking self-reflective rumination to creativity, and given the well-established association between creativity and well-being, the present cross-sectional study examined associations between self-reflective rumination and self-beliefs in creativity and well-being (SBCW), with specific attention to the potential indirect role of creative self-efficacy. A large sample of Chinese college students (\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u202f=\u202f1993) completed validated questionnaires assessing self-reflective rumination, SBCW (encompassing short-term and long-term dimensions), and creative self-efficacy. Structural equation modeling indicated that self-reflective rumination was significantly and positively associated with short-term SBCW. Furthermore, creative self-efficacy demonstrated a significant indirect association between self-reflective rumination and SBCW across both temporal dimensions, suggesting that constructive self-reflection correlates with stronger beliefs in the positive association between creativity and well-being. These findings highlight robust correlational patterns involving self-reflective rumination, creativity-related beliefs, and psychological well-being. The results also suggest that creative self-efficacy may be concurrently linked to reflective cognitive processes alongside creative behavior. The present study further supports the Creative-Being Model, which conceptualizes self-reflection, creativity, and well-being as interconnected components of human flourishing.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1776026","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,28]],"date-time":"2026-05-28T06:58:32Z","timestamp":1779951512000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["\u201cLooking inward,\u201d creativity, and well-being: an SEM analysis of self-reflective rumination and creative self-efficacy as pathways linking self-beliefs in creativity and well-being in college students"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Dongdong","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Teacher Education, Suqian University","place":["Suqian, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chenggang","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Multilingual Education with AI, School of Education, Shanghai International Studies University","place":["Shanghai, China"]},{"name":"Institute of Language Sciences, Shanghai International Studies University","place":["Shanghai, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jing","family":"Dang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Education, Inner Mongolia Normal University","place":["Hohhot, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"738","DOI":"10.1002\/jocb.485","article-title":"Creativity and well-being: a meta-analysis","volume":"55","author":"Acar","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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