ERIC Number: EJ1299729
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
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Depressive Anhedonia and Creative Self-Concepts, Behaviors, and Achievements
Silvia, Paul J.; Eddington, Kari M.; Harper, Kelly L.; Burgin, Chris J.; Kwapil, Thomas R.
Journal of Creative Behavior, v55 n2 p554-563 Jun 2021
In the large literature on creativity and mental illness, relatively few studies have explored anhedonia--impairments in anticipating, seeking, and experiencing rewards. This project explored self-reported creativity in a sample of adults who differed in depressive anhedonia, determined via face-to-face structured clinical interviews. Participants completed measures of everyday creativity (engaging in common creative behaviors and hobbies), creative self-concepts (creative self-efficacy, creative personal identity, and self-rated creativity in different domains), and creative achievements. Compared to the control group (n = 52), people in the anhedonia group (n = 22) had significantly higher engagement in little-c creative activities (medium effect size). Effect sizes for self-rated creativity and creative achievement were either small or near-zero. Taken together, the findings suggest that anhedonia deserves more attention in future research on motivational aspects of creativity.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R15MH079374
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