A DYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE ON AFFECT AND CREATIVITY

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bledow, Ronald; Rosing, Kathrin; Frese, Michael
• 署名单位: Ghent University; Leuphana University Luneburg; National University of Singapore
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0894
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 432-450
• 关键词: NEGATIVE AFFECT; positive affect; VOLITIONAL FACILITATION; INTENTION MEMORY; HEDONIC TONE; mood; personality; activation; emotions; context

摘要

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 shift. An experience-sampling study with 102 full-time employees provided support for the hypotheses. An experimental study with 80 students underlined the proposed causal effect of an affective shift on creativity. We discuss practical implications for facilitating creativity in organizations.