The Role of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Need Frustration and Emotional Well‐Being in Everyday Creativity

A Daily Diary Approach

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ID7170819
AutoresSakhavat Mammadov (0000-0001-5890-211X, University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA, autor correspondente), Zuchao Shen (0000-0003-3483-0451, University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA), Kristen N Lamb (0000-0003-0488-8863, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama USA), Ayse Hilal Avci (0000-0002-3279-9019, University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA)
Ano2025
Volume59
Fascículo3
Data de publicação2025-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Creative Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-0175 • E-ISSN: 2162-6057
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jocb.70060
OpenAlexW4414210883
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas120

Playing music, writing poetry, or even experimenting with new recipes can be powerful tools for personal growth. Engaging in these everyday creative activities can help us explore our interests and talents, form relationships, and gain new perspectives on the world around us. The purpose of this study was to examine day‐to‐day changes in everyday creativity and to determine the extent to which between‐person and within‐person predictors explained these daily variations. Each day for 2 weeks, participants ( N = 134, graduate students in an educational psychology program) provided daily reports on their perceived creativity levels, and described their emotional well‐being, need satisfaction, and need frustration. Multilevel modeling analyses suggested that within‐person fluctuations were more strongly associated with changes in everyday creativity than between‐person differences. Specifically, robust linkages were observed between daily positive affect and creativity. Greater positive affect on a given day corresponded with increased creativity on the same day and the subsequent day. Experiences of daily autonomy satisfaction, autonomy frustration, and competence satisfaction positively influenced everyday creativity

Affect (linguistics) · Autonomy · Competence (human resources) · Creativity · Everyday life · Life satisfaction · Multilevel model · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports