Creative Personality Profile in Social Sciences: The Leading Role of Autonomy

Christiane Kirsch; Todd Lubart; Claude Houssemand

doi:10.1515/ctra-2015-0020

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Creative Personality Profile in Social Sciences: The Leading Role of Autonomy

Creativity. Theories – Research – Applications

Volume 2 (2015): Issue 2 (November 2015)

By: Christiane Kirsch, Todd Lubart and Claude Houssemand

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Abstract

The literature on creativity has often focused on the analysis of artists and scientists. The ability to generalize these findings to respective professional sub-disciplines is examined. In particular, the present study addresses the generalizability of the personality profile of creative scientists to creative social scientists. Autonomy was found to be the most important personality feature for creativity in social sciences. These results suggest the importance of fostering an autonomous working style.

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