Illuminating the dark side of creative expression: assimilation needs and the consequences of creative action following mortality salience?
Arndt, Jamie, Routledge, Clay, Greenberg, Jeff and Sheldon, Kennon M. (2005) Illuminating the dark side of creative expression: assimilation needs and the consequences of creative action following mortality salience? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, (10), 1327-1339. (doi:10.1177/0146167205274690).
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Previous research indicates that mortality salience and creative behavior combine to increase feelings of guilt, presumably over the disruption to social connection elicited by the call for innovative expression. The present studies examined whether satiating assimilation motives by highlighting conformity to others reduces this effect (Study 1) and facilitates positive psychological engagement (Study 2). Study 1 used a 2 (conformity vs. neutral feedback)x 2 (mortality salience vs. control)x 2 (creative task vs. noncreative task) design and had participants complete a self-report measure of guilt. Study 2 used a 2 (mortality salience vs. control)x 2 (other goal task vs. self-goal task) design, and after a creativity exercise, had participants complete measures of positive mood, vitality, and creative problem solving. Results indicated attending to assimilation needs reduced the elevated guilt that follows the juxtaposition of mortality salience and creative behavior and also increased a sense of positive engagement. Implications are briefly discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0146-1672 (print) |
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| Keywords: | terror management, creativity, growth motivation, emotions |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Psychology > Division of Human Wellbeing |
| Item ID: | 40160 |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jul 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jun 2013 01:01 |
| Contributors: | Arndt, Jamie (Author) Routledge, Clay (Author) Greenberg, Jeff (Author) Sheldon, Kennon M. (Author) |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/40160 |
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