General and domain-specific contributions to creative ideation and creative performance
Author(s) / Creator(s)
An, Donggun
Runco, Mark A.
Abstract / Description
The general objective of this study was to reexamine two views of creativity, one positing that there is a general creative capacity or talent and the other that creativity is domain-specific. These two views were compared by (a) testing correlations among measures of domain-general and domain-specific creativity and (b) examining how the general and the specific measures was each related to indices of knowledge, motivation, and personality. Participants were 147 college students enrolled in a foreign language course. Data were collected on participants’ domain knowledge, motivation, and creative personality, as well as four measures representing “General or Domain-Specific Creative Ideation” or “Creative Performance and Activity”. Results indicated that the four measures of creativity were correlated with one another, except for “General Performance and Activity” and “Domain-Specific Ideation.” A canonical correlation indicated that knowledge, motivation, and personality were significantly correlated with the four creativity measures (Rc = .49, p < .01). Multiple regressions uncovered particular relationships consistent with the view that creativity has both general and domain-specific contributions. Limitations, such as the focus on one domain, and future directions are discussed.
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general creativity domain-specific creativity creative ideation creative performancePersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2016-11-18
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
12
Issue
4
Page numbers
523–532
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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peerReviewed
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An, D., & Runco, M. A. (2016). General and domain-specific contributions to creative ideation and creative performance. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 12(4), 523–532. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i4.1132
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Author(s) / Creator(s)An, Donggun
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Runco, Mark A.
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Date of first publication2016-11-18
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Abstract / DescriptionThe general objective of this study was to reexamine two views of creativity, one positing that there is a general creative capacity or talent and the other that creativity is domain-specific. These two views were compared by (a) testing correlations among measures of domain-general and domain-specific creativity and (b) examining how the general and the specific measures was each related to indices of knowledge, motivation, and personality. Participants were 147 college students enrolled in a foreign language course. Data were collected on participants’ domain knowledge, motivation, and creative personality, as well as four measures representing “General or Domain-Specific Creative Ideation” or “Creative Performance and Activity”. Results indicated that the four measures of creativity were correlated with one another, except for “General Performance and Activity” and “Domain-Specific Ideation.” A canonical correlation indicated that knowledge, motivation, and personality were significantly correlated with the four creativity measures (Rc = .49, p < .01). Multiple regressions uncovered particular relationships consistent with the view that creativity has both general and domain-specific contributions. Limitations, such as the focus on one domain, and future directions are discussed.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationAn, D., & Runco, M. A. (2016). General and domain-specific contributions to creative ideation and creative performance. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 12(4), 523–532. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i4.1132
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1021
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1213
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i4.1132
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Keyword(s)general creativityen_US
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Keyword(s)domain-specific creativityen_US
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Keyword(s)creative ideationen_US
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Keyword(s)creative performanceen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleGeneral and domain-specific contributions to creative ideation and creative performanceen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue4
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers523–532
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Volume12
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