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Positive childhood experiences are the determinants of individuals' self-esteem and individual creativity levels. Positive or negative behaviors in adulthood carry the message of childhood experiences. In order to test this argument and to investigate the relationship of related concepts, a study was conducted on undergraduate students of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. Data were collected from a total of 327 people using the convenience sampling method and survey technique. As a result of the correlation analysis, it was revealed that there was a significant and positive relationship between positive childhood experiences, individual creativity and self-esteem variables. In addition, regression analyzes were performed and important findings were obtained. It has been determined that positive childhood experiences positively affect both individual creativity and self-esteem. It has been determined that self-esteem also positively predicts individual creativity. Another remarkable finding is that self-esteem mediates the relationship between positive childhood experiences with individual creativity. However, this effect was found to be partially mediated. Based on this, it can be concluded that positive childhood experiences have a significant effect on individual creativity as a result of increasing the level of self-esteem. In other words, positive childhood experiences play an important role in strengthening the child's self-esteem and activating individual creativity.Therefore, it can be said that the positive emotions and individual experiencesin their childhood have important consequences for their life in adulthood.

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