The Correlation Between College Students' Flash Fiction Engagement and Perception of Their Creative Writing Skills

This study explores the correlation between college students' engagement with flash fiction and their perceived creative writing skills, focusing on flexibility and originality. Conducted among second-year Bachelor of Secondary Education students majoring in English at a local community college in Mindanao, Philippines, the research utilized a descriptive-correlational design with total population sampling. Data were collected through a structured survey and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s correlation. Findings indicated a significant positive relationship between flash fiction engagement and flexibility, while originality showed a modest but significant correlation. In turn, flash fiction engagement was moderately linked to perceived improvements in both dimensions of creative writing. These findings suggest the potential of concise literary forms like flash fiction to foster adaptability and innovative thinking in creative writing education.