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The Necessity of Others is The Mother of Invention: Intrinsic and Prosocial Motivations, Perspective Taking, and Creativity
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Grant, Adam M. Berry, James W. |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Although many scholars believe that intrinsic motivation fuels creativity, research has returned equivocal results. Drawing on motivated information processing theory, we propose that the relationship between intrinsic motivation and creativity is enhanced by other-focused psychological processes. Perspective taking, as generated by prosocial motivation, encourages employees to develop ideas that are useful as well as novel. In three studies, using both field and lab data, we found that prosocial motivation strengthened the association between intrinsic motivation and independent creativity ratings. In our second and third studies, perspective taking mediated this moderating effect. We discuss theoretical implications for creativity and motivation. |
| Starting Page | 73 |
| Ending Page | 96 |
| Page Count | 24 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5465/AMJ.2011.59215085 |
| Volume Number | 54 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://faculty.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/GrantBerry_TheNecessity.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SDT/documents/2011_GrantBerry_AM.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5465/AMJ.2011.59215085 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |