Creativity, Bipolar Disorder Vulnerability and Psychological Well-Being: A Preliminary Study

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    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      8
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Creativity; Depression (Psychology); Mental Disorders; Well Being; Psychological Patterns; College Students; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Multiple Regression Analysis; Creativity Tests; Creative Activities; Questionnaires; Creative Thinking; Multivariate Analysis
    • Subject Terms:
      Italy
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/10400419.2017.1263511
    • ISSN:
      1040-0419
    • Abstract:
      The aim of this research was to investigate the relationships between creativity, subclinical bipolar disorder symptomatology, and psychological well-being. The study method was of descriptive, correlational type. Significant tests were performed using multivariate regression analysis. Students of the 4th grade of 6 different Italian colleges (N = 329) completed voluntarily the test of divergent feelings (TDF) included in the creative assessment packet (CAP), the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Paris, Pisa and San Diego--Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A), and the psychological well-being scale (PWB). Significant positive correlations between creativity and bipolar disorder vulnerability, especially hyperthymia, were found. Creativity was, instead, poorly associated to psychological well-being subscales, except autonomy and personal growth. In addition, although multivariate regression showed that creativity was not a significant predictor of almost all the psychological well-being subscales, it did show a significant association with personal growth. On the contrary, bipolar disorder vulnerability, in particular hyperthymia, was found to significantly predict all psychological well-being scales, except personal growth. These results improve knowledge on the mutual association of creativity, psychological well-being, and bipolar vulnerability, giving a theoretical framework in which situate these constructs.
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      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      60
    • Publication Date:
      2017
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1128696