Interrelationship Between Mathematical Resilience and Mathematical Creative Thinking: A Systematic Literature Review Siti Ulfah (1*), Hepsi Nindiasari (2), Anwar Mutaqin (3)
1,2,3 FKIP, Univeritas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Serang, Indonesia
*email: sitiulfah.math[at]gmail.com
Abstract
This article examines the relationship between mathematical resilience and mathematical creative thinking skills through a systematic literature review (SLR). It analyzes 32 high-quality articles published between 2018 and 2026, sourced from Google Scholar, ERIC, Scopus, and the websites of mathematics education journals and scientific publishers. The selection process includes determining the need and research question, establishing the scope, searching, filtering, coding, mapping, assessing, synthesizing, and communicating the results. The results show that mathematical creative thinking skills are typically measured using indicators of fluency, flexibility, novelty, and elaboration. Mathematical resilience is measured using the dimensions of value, struggle, and growth. Overall, the analysis indicates a positive relationship between the two variables. Students with higher mathematical resilience tend to persist when facing open-ended problems, explore various alternative solutions, and generate diverse solutions. However, research directly demonstrating the relationship between these two variables remains dominated by small-scale, descriptive qualitative studies. Therefore, the relationship between mathematical resilience and mathematical creative thinking ability needs to be further tested through experimental research using larger samples, standardized instruments, and a longer period.
Keywords: mathematical creative thinking ability- mathematical resilience- systematic literature review.
Topic: Student Wellbeing (Mental Health and Student Counselling
