ArticlePersonality and individual differences2022
Creativity is associated with higher well-being and more positive COVID-19 experience.
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- Social Skills and Creativity as Elements That Enhance Resilience in Adolescence.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Creative Self-Efficacy and Social Skills in a Portuguese Sample of University Students: Links with Self-Esteem, Academic Achievement and Life Satisfaction.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Creativity as a Positive Factor in the Adolescence Stage: Relations with Academic Performance, Stress and Self-Esteem.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prosocial Behaviours and Resilience in School Coexistence: Implications of Creative Self-Efficacy and Stress in Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Sleep quality and creativity in Chinese college student during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of executive function.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
We investigated whether creativity is associated with higher well-being and more positive COVID-19 experience. Participants (N = 252) filled out a creativity measure during the COVID-19 pandemic, they rated their positive affect and stress experience in the last month, their satisfaction with life, and indicated the extent to which they perceived COVID-19 as a positive experience. More creative individuals were more satisfied with their lives after controlling for perceived stress and personality. Results of a serial mediation showed that creativity fostered more positive emotions, which lowered perceived stress, which then led to a more positive COVID-19 experience. Findings add to the literature showing the beneficial effects of creativity on well-being, and point to the utility of introducing interventions that would promote creative thinking to improve quality of life and resilience to life adversities.
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