A dynamic perspective on affect and creativity

• Main Authors: BLEDOW, Ronald Joachim, Rosing, K., Frese, M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Creativity; Behavior; Mood and emotions; Attitudes; Cognitions; and Affect; Organizational Behavior; Multi-level (e.g.; HLM; WABA; RCM); Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3645; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4644/viewcontent/A_Dynamic_Perspective_on_Affect_and_Crea.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We argue that creativity is influenced by the dynamic interplay of positive and negative affect: High creativity results if a person experiences an episode of negative affect that is followed by a decrease in negative affect and an increase in positive affect, a process referred to as an “affective...