摘要：This study investigated predictive power of past experiences in the home environment and motivation styles on later emotional itelligence and creative thinking. Subjects were 80 college students. Results indicated a high correlation between home environment and internal motivation in childhood and emotional itelligence and creative thinking in adulthood. Home environment and intemnal motivation in childhood afected emotional itelligence in adulthood. Internal motivation in childhood predicted creative thinking in adulthood and was also related to creative home environment.
