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Emotional Creativity

A Meta-analysis and Integrative Review

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ID21612201
AuthorsMartin Kuška (0000-0002-1294-2623, Prague College of Psychosocial Studies), Radek Trnka (0000-0003-3731-468X, Prague College of Psychosocial Studies, corresponding author), Josef Mana (0000-0002-7817-3978, Prague College of Psychosocial Studies), Tomas Nikolai (0000-0002-0104-7228, Prague College of Psychosocial Studies)
Year2020
Volume32
Issue2
Pages151-160
Publication date2020-04-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCreativity Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1040-0419 • E-ISSN: 1532-6934
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10400419.2020.1751541
OpenAlexW3022197954
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited32

Emotional creativity (EC) is a pattern of cognitive abilities and personality traits related to originality and appropriateness in emotional experience. EC has been found to be related to various constructs across different fields of psychology during the past 30 years, but a comprehensive examination of previous research is still lacking. The goal of this review is to explore the reliability of use of the Emotional Creativity Inventory (ECI) across studies, to test gender differences and to compare levels of EC in different countries. Thirty-five empirical studies focused on EC were retrieved and the coefficients required for the meta-analysis extracted. The meta-analysis revealed that women showed significantly higher EC than men (total N = 3,555). The same gender differences were also found when testing scores from three ECI subscales, i.e. emotional novelty, emotional preparedness and emotional effectiveness/authenticity. When comparing EC in 10 different countries (total N = 4,375), several cross-cultural differences were revealed. The Chinese sample showed a significantly lower average ECI total score than all the other countries. Based on the integration of results, the avenues for future research on EC and the breadth of influence of the concept of EC across different fields of psychology are discussed

Big Five personality traits · Creativity · Developmental psychology · Emotional intelligence · Meta-analysis · Novelty · Originality · Personality · Preparedness · Clinical Psychology · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Diverse Music Education Insights · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Highly citedNo

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