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Toward an Integrative Model of Creativity and Personality: Theoretical Suggestions and Preliminary Empirical Testing
Author(s) -
Fü rst Guillaume,
Ghisletta Paolo,
Lubart Todd
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of creative behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.896
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2162-6057
pISSN - 0022-0175
DOI - 10.1002/jocb.71
Subject(s) - psychology , agreeableness , openness to experience , big five personality traits , extraversion and introversion , personality , conscientiousness , creativity , social psychology , big five personality traits and culture , convergence (economics) , selection (genetic algorithm) , cognitive psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , economics , economic growth
The present work proposes an integrative model of creativity that includes personality traits and cognitive processes. This model hypothesizes that three high‐order personality factors predict two main process factors, which in turn predict intensity and achievement of creative activities. The personality factors are: Plasticity (high openness, extraversion, energy, and inspiration), Divergence (low agreeableness and conscientiousness, high non‐conformity and impulsivity), and Convergence (high ambition, precision, persistence, and critical sense). The process factors are Generation (idea production and originality) and Selection (idea evaluation and formalization). We hypothesized and found that: (a) Plasticity and Divergence predict positively Generation, (b) Convergence predicts positively Selection, (c) Generation, Selection, and their interaction predict positively both intensity and achievement of everyday creative activities.