Creative Activities and ‘Peak’ Experiences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9615912 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M K Paffard, Michael Paffard (Keele University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 283-290 |
| Publication date | 1970-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1970.tb02133.x |
| PMID | 5531738 |
| OpenAlex | W2040683256 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
S ummary . 400 sixth‐form and undergraduate respondents to a questionnaire were asked to write about any experiences they had had which they felt were similar to ones quoted from an autobiography in the questionnaire. This autobiographical passage described experiences in childhood of ecstatic joy in nature, turning sometimes to awe and fear. 55 per cent responded to this question. In this paper no attempt is made to classify or describe the variety of experiences reported by the respondents: only some differences between the two groups of respondents, those describing experiences of some kind and those not doing so, are presented. In particular, attention is given to a significant correlation between those describing such experiences and those expressing active interest in creative writing, painting, music and reading poetry. The respondents admitting to such creative artistic interests are further compared with those not doing so
Art · Biography · Developmental psychology · Linguistics · Literature · Painting · Poetry · Reading (process) · Variety (cybernetics) · Visual arts · Artistic and Creative Research · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Flow Experience in Various Fields · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1982 - 2017 (36) |
| Highly cited | No |