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Peer reviewedWalker, A. Marie; And Others – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1995
This study compared neurotic and depressive personality characteristics in autobiographies of creative achievers (n=30) versus eminent but noncreative achievers (n=18). California Q-Set ratings assessed the five personality factors of neuroticism, extroversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Creative achievers were…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Conceptual Tempo, Creativity, Depression (Psychology)
