<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This research examined the effects of past creative experience and attitude toward risk-taking on creativity before and after training. College students enrolled in a creativity course participated in the study. Creativity was assessed by independent experts and self-assessed by the participants. Based on the results, an inverted U-shape relationship was proposed between (a) past creative experience and risk-taking, and (b) risk-taking and self-assessed creativity. Risk-taking was related to self-assessed creativity before and after the training, but not expert-assessed creativity. Past creative experience was not related to creativity, self and expert-assessed, before and after the training.</p></abstract>

This research examined the effects of past creative experience and attitude toward risk-taking on creativity before and after training. College students enrolled in a creativity course participated in the study. Creativity was assessed by independent experts and self-assessed by the participants. Based on the results, an inverted U-shape relationship was proposed between (a) past creative experience and risk-taking, and (b) risk-taking and self-assessed creativity. Risk-taking was related to self-assessed creativity before and after the training, but not expert-assessed creativity. Past creative experience was not related to creativity, self and expert-assessed, before and after the training.

Relationships Between Creativity and its Antecedents Before and After Training: The Role of Risk-Taking and Past Creative Experience

Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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This research examined the effects of past creative experience and attitude toward risk-taking on creativity before and after training. College students...

Relationships Between Creativity and its Antecedents Before and After Training: The Role of Risk-Taking and Past Creative Experience

Publié en ligne: 30 juin 2017

Pages: 80 - 98

Reçu: 26 déc. 2016

Accepté: 05 mai 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2017-0004

Mots clés
Self-assessed creativity Expert-assessed creativity Past creative experience Risk-taking Creativity training Torrance Test of Creative Thinking

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Relationships Between Creativity and its Antecedents Before and After Training: The Role of Risk-Taking and Past Creative Experience

Publié en ligne: 30 juin 2017

Pages: 80 - 98

Reçu: 26 déc. 2016

Accepté: 05 mai 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2017-0004

Mots clésSelf-assessed creativity Expert-assessed creativity Past creative experience Risk-taking Creativity training Torrance Test of Creative Thinking

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Self-assessed creativity Expert-assessed creativity Past creative experience Risk-taking Creativity training Torrance Test of Creative Thinking