Integrating Meaning and Stylistic Coherence: A Factor–Analytic Study of Artistic Expression in Student Visual Works

- Moliako, V.O. (orcid.org/0009-0006-0211-0854) and Shepelova, М. V. (orcid.org/0000-0002-3293-4997) (2026) Integrating Meaning and Stylistic Coherence: A Factor–Analytic Study of Artistic Expression in Student Visual Works Empirical Studies of the Arts. ISSN 0276-2374

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Abstract

This study investigated the structural dimensions and profile patterns of artistic expression in student visual works using expert ratings on seven evaluative indicators. Exploratory factor analysis revealed two latent constructs – Authorial Meaning Integration (symbolic saturation, narrative integration, emotional expressiveness, authorial presence, aesthetic intentionality) and Harmony of Stylistic Form (stylistic coherence, aesthetic orientation) – explaining 72.7% of total variance. The results indicate that youth artistic creativity is organized around interrelated but distinguishable meaning-oriented and stylistic-formal dimensions, rather than a single undifferentiated construct. The prominence of meaning integration highlights the central role of symbolic, narrative, and emotional processes in youth artistic expression, while stylistic harmony reflects the developing organization of formal and perceptual aspects of visual work. Together, the findings provide an empirically grounded and developmentally sensitive framework for understanding youth artistic creativity, emphasizing the dynamic interplay between meaning-making and stylistic organization in visual expression.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	youth artistic creativity; student visual works; authorial meaning integration; harmony of stylistic form; factor analysis; expert evaluation; aesthetic intentionality
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 1 Philosophy. Psychology Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 378 Higher education. Universities. Academic study Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 7 The Arts. Recreation. Entertainment. Sport.
Divisions:	Institute of Psychology after N.Kostiuk > Department of psychology of creativit
Depositing User:	с.н.с. Марія Володимирівна Шепельова
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2026 16:53
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2026 16:53
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/749679

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