Creativity and personality: An analysis on the relationship between the dark triad traits of personality and creativity

• Main Authors: Castelo, Vincenzo Leonardo C., Santos, Leonardo C., III, Perlas, Christopher Michael C., Angeles, Ma. Antonina B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: Individual differences; Self-actualization (Psychology); Prediction of creative ability; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10619
• Institution: De La Salle University

There have been numerous studies that explore the relationship between personality and creativity. One particularly interesting study is that of negative traits of personality and creativity, wherein researchers have been trying to theorize on the many possible negative personality traits that may be related, or even predict, creativity. H.J. Eysenck took great efforts in attempting to reconcile the reason behind creative achievement by arguing that psychoticism is a key factor in the imminent success of an individual in a cruel and harsh world. This study aimed to substitute Eysencks psychoticism (which is an umbrella of multiple personality traits) with a more specific and narrowed down set of negative personality traits called the Dark Triad Traits of Personality, which is comprised of (1) Narcissism, (2) Machiavellianism, and (3) Psychopathy in relation to creativity (specifically, creative achievement). A Quantitative Research Design was done on 503 participants through purposive sampling (participants who are highly engaged in Creative fields) wherein the researchers saw the correlation of Creativity between the Dark Triad Traits of Personality. Multiple Regression analyses showed that narcissism and psychopathy scales are correlated leaving Machiavellianism with the least correlation to Creativity. Furthermore, the results showed that narcissism was the strongest predictor of creativity. Limitations and further recommendations for the study are summarized.