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Creativity as an Attribute of Positive Psychology: The Impact of Positive and Negative Affect on the Creative Personality
Ist Teil von
Journal of creativity in mental health, 2009-01, Vol.4 (1), p.57-66
Ort / Verlag
Taylor & Francis Group
Erscheinungsjahr
2009
Quelle
ERIC
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Positive psychology explores how optimism can lead to health, happiness, and creativity. However, questions remain as to how affective states influence creativity. Data on creative personality, optimism, pessimism, positive and negative affect, and current and usual happiness ratings were collected on 161 college students enrolled in an introductory psychology class. Results indicated that both positive and negative affect, usual self-reported happiness ratings, and pessimism contributed to a creative personality in college students. Demographic characteristics such as gender, age, and class level were also factors. Males, younger students, and higher academic level college students displayed more creative personality characteristics. Findings suggest that both positive and negative attributes influence creativity.