Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz

Logo MUG-Forschungsportal

Gewählte Publikation:

SHR Neuro Krebs Kardio Lipid Stoffw Microb

Fink, A; Slamar-Halbedl, M; Unterrainer, HF; Weiss, EM.
Creativity: Genius, Madness, or a Combination of Both?
PSYCHOL AESTHET CREA. 2012; 6(1): 11-18. Doi: 10.1037/a0024874
Web of Science FullText FullText_MUG

 

Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
Unterrainer Human-Friedrich
Altmetrics:

Dimensions Citations:
Plum Analytics:


Scite (citation analytics):

Abstract:
We investigated the relationship between creativity, personality, latent inhibition (LI), and psychopathology. For this purpose, a sample of actors, 2 clinical samples (alcohol and polydrug dependents), and a group of university students were compared with respect to psychometrically determined creativity, personality, and LI. The results suggest that actors and polydrug dependents can be characterized by (a) high scores in the personality dimension psychoticism, (b) high originality during creative idea generation, and (c) decreased LI as compared with the other groups. Correlational analyses moreover revealed significant associations between LI, originality, and psychoticism. According to our findings, creative people and people suffering from mental disorders appear to share some common personality and cognitive traits.

Find related publications in this database (Keywords)
creativity
personality
psychoticism
latent inhibition
© Med Uni Graz Impressum