Abstract
Affective states play a key function in creative performance, such that both positive and negative feelings can foster, or inhibit, creativity due to their information processing and motivational correlates. In this chapter, we survey and integrate theory and empirical research in this field, identifying core and robust findings focused on the association of affect with creativity, and unanswered questions requiring deeper investigation. Based on this work, we finally propose several valuable directions for future research.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Emotions |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 87-108 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781009031240 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781316515952 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- Activation
- Affect
- Creativity
- Information processing
- Innovation
- Mood
- Motivation
- Negative affect
- Positive affect
- Valence