The Interventional Role of Creative Writing in Enhancing Cognitive, Metacognitive and Socio-Emotional Skills of Children of Unmarried or Divorced Parents

Creative writing, the art of finding ideas and putting them down on paper, has been linked to the emotional and spiritual release of the individual, helping them to know themselves and others better. On the other hand, the effects of divorce on children are associated with a variety of psychosocial problems, which may persist well into adulthood. The present study presents the results of a creative writing programme implemented in primary schools in Greece over a period of about three months. The research, which was implemented during the academic year 2019-2020, involved students from the last two grades of primary school who participated in creative writing activities, mainly based on literary texts. The results of the study, which showed a positive correlation between the enhancement of various cognitive, metacognitive and socio-emotional skills of students from divorced parents or single-parent families and creative writing, are presented and analyzed in this article.