NDLI: The life and death of creativity: The effects of mortality salience on self versus social-directed creative expression

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Routledge, Clay Arndt, Jamie Vess, Matthew Sheldon, Kenn M.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Research in terror management theory suggests that our connections to others function, in part, to provide protection from the anxiety associated with the awareness of inevitable death. The individuating nature of creative expression can potentially undermine these connections, making creativity particularly problematic when one is dealing with mortality concerns. Consistent with this, a number of findings have elucidated emotional consequences associated with creativity when mortality concerns are active. However, to date, research has not focused on how mortality awareness may impact levels of creativity. The present study assessed the hypothesis that mortality concerns will inhibit creative behavior that threatens social connections but will not undermine and may even facilitate creative behavior that bolsters social connections. The results showed that amplified concerns about mortality decreased creativity when the act was self-directed but not when it was community-directed. Theoretical implications and future directions are discussed.
Starting Page	331
Ending Page	338
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01467239
Journal	Motivation and Emotion
Volume Number	32
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15736644
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2008-11-01
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Terror management Creativity Social connectedness Individuation Clinical Psychology Personality & Social Psychology Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Social Psychology

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