Creative productivity, age, and stress
A biographical time-series analysis of 10 classical composers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6203971 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dean K Simonton (0000-0002-7709-7977, University of California, Davis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 791-804 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.35.11.791 |
| PMID | 915694 |
| OpenAlex | W2087918472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 49 |
| References cited | 7 |
The determinants of creative productivity were specified in the form of six hypotheses. Using a multivariate cross-sectional time-series design with several controls, the lives and works of 10 classical composers were analyzed into consecutive 5-year age periods. Two independent measures of productivity were operationalized (works and themes), with each measure subdivided into major and minor compositions according to a citation criterion. It was consistently found across both productivity measures that (a) quality of productivity is a probabilistic consequence of productive quantity and (b) total productivity, while affected by age and physical illness, is otherwise free of external influences (viz., social reinforcement, biographical stress, war intensity, and internal disturbances). Due to the more selective nature of the thematic productivity measure, the criterion of total themes alone was affected by competition and a time-wise bias. The article closes with a brief discussion of the broad substantive utility of the methodological design.
Competition (biology · Creativity · Developmental psychology · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Epistemology · Linguistics · Operationalization · Productivity · Series (stratigraphy) · Stress (linguistics) · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Diverse Music Education Insights · Musicians’ Health and Performance · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 46 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2026 (50) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 42 |