(58) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M, Runco, M. A., & Acar, S. (ongoing). The reliability and validity of Problem Generation Test: A meta-analysis with implications for problem finding and creativity.
(57) Runco, M. A., & Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M (ongoing). Assessing creativity in a Greek Sample: Reliability and validity of two predictors and two criteria.
(56) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., AlSaleh, A., Deifalla, A., & Al-Ansari, A. (ongoing). Predictors of academic success in undergraduate medicalprograms.
(55) Ayoub, A. E., ….. Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (under review). Validation of Hamdan Intelligence Scale in upper primary grades using the Rasch Model.
(54) Ogurlu, U., Acar, S., & Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (under review). The link between digital gaming and creativity: A multilevel meta-analysis.
(53) Runco, M. A & Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (under review). Predictive validity of a divergent thinking test.
(52) Runco, M. A., Turkman, B., Acar, S., & Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (under review). Examining the idea density and semantic distance of AI responses to tests of divergent thinking.
(51) Ayoub, A., Ghablan, M., & Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (under review). Parental attitudes towards STEM Scale: Development and psychometric properties.
(50) Ayoub, A., …. Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (under review). Emergency remote teaching experience during COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Arabian Gulf University.
(49) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Runco. M. A., & Ayoub, A. (Accepted). Is creativity expressed at home related to creativity expressed at school? A re-examination of the creativity gap with gifted and nongifted students.
(48) Runco, M. A. & Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (in press). Polymathy. In F. Darbellay (Ed.), Encyclopedia of interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity. Edward Elgar Publishing.
(47) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Runco, M. A., & Ayoub, A. (2024). Creative activity and accomplishment as indicators of polymathyamong gifted and nongifted students. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1 – 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1255508
(46) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Acar, S., Al-Shehri, R., & Aljasim, F. (2024). Testing the effects of time-on-task and instructions to “be creative” on gifted students. Gifted Education International, 40(1), 67 - 91. https://doi.org/10.1177/02614294231173783
(45) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Reiter-Palmon, R., & Acar, S. (2023). Problem finding and divergent thinking: A multivariate meta-analysis. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Advance online publication, 1– 12. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000640
(44) Ghablan, M. R., Al-Jarrah, A. D., & Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (2023). Overexcitabilities as predictors of creative personality among gifted and ordinary students in the State of Kuwait. Jordan Journal of Educational Sciences, 2(19), 423 – 447. [In Arabic].
(43) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Alabbasi, F., Sequeira, R. P., AlSaleh, A., & Alansari, A. M. (2023). Emotional intelligence weakly predicts academic success in medical programs: A multilevel meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education, 23(425), 1 – 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04417-8
(42) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Al-Ansari, A., AlSaleh, A., Deifalla, A., & Ayoub, A. (2023). Predictors of academic success among undergraduate medical programs: The role of divergent and convergent thinking. Journal of Creativity, 33, 100058, 1 – 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjoc.2023.100058
(41) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Sultan, Z., Karwowski, M., Cross, T., & Ayoub, A. (2023). Self-efficacy in gifted and nongifted students: A multilevel meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 210(August), 112244, 1 – 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112244
(40) Runco, M. A., Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Acar, S., & Ayoub, A. (2023). Creative potential is differentially expressed in school, at home, and the natural environment. Creativity Research Journal, 35(1), 15 – 22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2022.2031437
(39) Al-Hadi, I, Al-Ansari, A., AlSaleh, A., & Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (2023). Systematic review of the effect of caffeine therapy effect on cardiometabolic markers in rat models of the metabolic syndrome. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 23, 1 – 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-023-01288-4
(38) Aljasim, F. A., Alhamdan, N. S., Al-Hindal, H. S., Al-Sherawi, M. I., Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., & Sanad, F. (2022). The effect ofimplementing enrichment activities on developing awareness of climate change among elementary students in Bahrain. Journal of Arab Children, 93 (December), 41 – 65 [In Arabic].
(37) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Peak, S., & Cramond, B. (2022). What do educators need to know about the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking? A Comprehensive review. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(1000385), 1 – 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1000385
(36) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Runco, M. A., Acar, S., & Al-Jasim, F. (2022). Validation of Arabic version of the Runco Ideational Behavior Scale. Creativity Research Journal, Advanced online first, 1 – 9. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2022.2110731
(35) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Thompson, T., Runco, M. A., Alansari, L., & Ayoub, A. (2022). Gender differences in creative potential: A meta-analysis of mean differences and variability. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Advance online publication, 1 – 14. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000506
(34) Ayoub, A., & Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (2022). Gifted education in Egypt: Analyses from a learning-resources prespective. Cogent Education, 9(1), 1 – 18. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2082118
(33) Ayoub, A., Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Al-Subaie, A., Runco, M. A., & Acar, S. (2022). Enhanced open-mindedness and problem finding among gifted female students involved in future robotics design. Roeper Review, 44(2), 85 – 93. https://doi.org/10.1080/02783193.2022.2043500
(32) Ayoub, A., Aljughiman, A., Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., & Abo Hamza, E. (2022). Do different types of intelligence and its implicit theories vary based on gender and grade level? Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 712330, 1 – 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.712330
(31) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Ayoub, A., & Ziegler, A. (2021). Are gifted students more emotionally intelligent than their non-gifted peers? A meta-analysis. High Ability Studies, 32(2), 189 – 217. https://doi.org/10.1080/13598139.2020.1770704
(30) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Runco, M. A., Sayed Mohammad, A., & AlSaleh, A. (2021). Problem finding, divergent thinking and evaluative thinking in gifted and nongifted students. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 44(4), 398 – 413. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F01623532211044539
(29) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Reiter-Palmon, R., Sultan, Z., & Ayoub, A. (2021). Which divergent thinking index is more associated with problem finding ability? The role of flexibility and task nature. Frontiers in Psychology, 12: 671146, 1 – 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.671146
(28) Paek, S., Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Acar, S., & Runco, M. A. (2021). Is more time better for divergent thinking? A meta-analysis of the time-on-task effect on divergent thinking. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 41(September), 1 – 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100894
(27) Ayoub, A., Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., & Plucker, J. (2021). Closing poverty-based excellence gaps: Supports for low-income gifted students as correlates of academic achievement. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 44(3) 286 – 299. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F01623532211023598
(26) Ayoub, A., Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., & Plucker, J. (2021). Social, psychological, Academic, Environmental, and Cognitive Supports for Gifted Students Scale. Journal for the Education of the Gifted (Suppl. 1). https://doi.org/10.1177%2F01623532211023598
(25) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Acar, S. Tadik, H., & Runco, M. A. (2021). Birth order and divergent thinking: A meta-analysis. Creativity Research Journal, 33(4), 331 – 346. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2021.1913559
(24) AlSaleh, A., Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Ayoub, A., & Hafsyan, A. S. M. (2021). The effects of birth order and family size on academic achievement, divergent thinking, and problem finding among gifted students. Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists, 9(1), 67 – 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.17478/jegys.864399
(23) Aljasim, F. A., Al-Jenaid, S., Abdulla AlabbasI, A. M., & Daghustani, W. (2021). Gender balance in K-12 Education: Gender Balance Report. Arabian Gulf University and the Supreme Council for Women, Kingdom of Bahrain. https://www.scw.bh/category/digital--library?page= 2&selectedCategory=all
(22) Aljasim, F. A., Alhamdan, N. S., & Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (2020). Styles of learning and thinking among gifted and ordinary elementary school students in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Arab Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences, 18, 531 – 554. [InArabic].
(21) Abdulla Alabbasi A. M., Sumners, S., Paek, S., & Runco, M. A. (2020). Association, overlap, and inhibition: A study of implicittheories of creativity. Creativity. Theories- Research- Applications, 7(2), 251 – 283. https://doi.org/10.2478/ctra-2020-0014
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(17) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (2020). Multiple discovery. In M. A. Runco & S. R. Pritzker (Eds.), Encyclopedia of creativity (3rd ed., pp. 190-195). San Diego, CA: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.23746-2
(16) Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M. (2020). Voting. In M. A. Runco & S. R. Pritzker (Eds.), Encyclopedia of creativity (3rd ed., pp. 697-700). San Diego, CA: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.23764-4
(15) Richard, V., Yang, Y., Runco, M. A., Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., & Tenenbaum, G. (2019). Does engaging in creative activitiesinfluence the use of coping skills and perception of challenge-skill balance in elite athletes? IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences, 5(special issue), 3 – 20. https://doi.org/10.22492/ijpbs.5.si.01
(14) Acar, S., Abdulla Alabbasi, A. M., Runco, M. A., & Beketayev, K. (2019). Latency as a predictor of originality in divergent thinking. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 33 (September), 1 – 10. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1016/j.tsc.2019.100574
(13) Alhindal, H. S., Al-Sherawi, M. I., & Abdulla Alabbasi A. M. (2019). Climate change in elementary social studies books in theKingdom of Bahrain: A content analysis study. Arab Journal of Quality in Education, 6(1), 69 – 85. [in Arabic].
(12) Abdulla, A. M. & Cramond, B. (2018). The creative problem finding hierarchy: A suggested model for understanding problem finding. Creativity. Theories- Research- Applications, 5, 197 – 229. https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2018-0019
(11) Abdulla, A. M., Runco, M. A., AlSuwaidi, H. N., & Alhindal, H. S. (2018). Obstacles to personal creativity among Arab women from the GCC countries. Creativity. Theories- Research- Applications, 5, 41 – 54. https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2018-0003
(10) Abdulla, A. M., & Runco, M. A. (2018). Who funds the future? Federal funding support for 21st century learning research. Business Creativity and the Creative Economy, 4(1), 1 – 7.
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(9) Richard, V., Abdulla, A. M., & Runco, M. A. (2017). Influence of skill level, experience, hours of training, and other sport participationon the creativity of elite athletes. Journal of Genius and Eminence, 2(1), 65 – 76. http://dx.doi.org/10.18536/jge.2017.04.02.01.07
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(7) Abdulla, A. M. & Cramond, B. (2017). After six decades of systematic study of creativity: What do teachers need to know aboutwhat it is and how it is measured? Roeper Review, 39(1), 9 – 23. https://doi.org/10.1080/02783193.2016.1247398
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(5) Runco, M. A., Abdulla, A. M., Peak, S., Aljasim, F. A., & AlSuwaidi, H. N. (2016). Which test of divergent thinking is best? Creativity. Theories- Research- Applications, 3, 4 – 18. https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2016-0001
(4) Peak, S., Abdulla, A. M., & Cramond, B. (2016). A meta-analysis of the relationship between three common psychopathologies---ADHD, anxiety, and depression--- and indicators of little-c creativity. Gifted Child Quarterly, 60(2), 134 – 154.
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(2) Runco, M. A., & Abdulla, A. M. (2014). Why isn’t creativity being supported? Distressing analyses of grants and awards for creativity research—or lack thereof. Creativity Research Journal, 26(2), 248-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2014.901100
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