Authoritarianism and its relation to creativity: a comparative study among students of design, behavioral sciences and law

Rubinstein, Gidi

doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(02)00055-7

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“…Furthermore, PNS has been found to be negatively related to openness to experience (Neuberg & Newsom, 1993), which in turn has been found to be positively related to creative performance (e.g., McCrae, 1987). Thompson et al (2001) also predict and report a positive correlation between PNS and authoritarianism, the latter of which has been found to be negatively related to creativity (e.g., Rubinstein, 2003).…”

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Personal Need for Structure and Creative Performance: The Moderating Influence of Fear of Invalidity

Rietzschel

Dreu

Nijstad

2007

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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Previous research has suggested that personal need for structure (PNS) is negatively related to creative performance. In this article, it is argued that this relation, in fact, depends on another personality variable: personal fear of invalidity (PFI). When PFI is high, PNS should indeed be negatively associated with creativity. However, PNS should be positively associated with creativity when PFI is low, because this combination enables people to take a structured approach to creative tasks and this can be helpful to overcome their reliance on conventional and accessible task strategies. In four studies, this hypothesis is tested using different measures of creative performance. The expected interaction effect is found for measures of ideational fluency and measures of originality but not for measures of flexibility. Moreover, it is shown that the interaction effect between PNS and PFI is mediated by perseverance within thought categories.

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Section: Personal Need For Structure and Creative Performancementioning

confidence: 98%

Personal Need for Structure and Creative Performance: The Moderating Influence of Fear of Invalidity

Rietzschel

Dreu

Nijstad

2007

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

121

110

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“…Authoritarianism was measured by the Hebrew version of Altemeyer's (1988) scale, validated in Israel (Rubinstein, 2003). Altemeyer's scale consists of 30 items and has been found to have high reliability and construct validity (Altemeyer, 1988(Altemeyer, , 1996Christie, 1991).…”

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The Effect of Religiosity on Endorsement of Democratic Values: The Mediating Influence of Authoritarianism

Canetti–Nisim

2004

Polit Behav

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This study addresses the as yet unaddressed question of the nature of the effects of religiosity and authoritarianism upon endorsement of abstract democratic values. Findings obtained through the analyses of structural equations show that, despite the unsettled political and security atmosphere, Israelis believe in democratic values to a considerable extent. Furthermore, findings do not fully support the theoretical expectation that religiosity is likely to decrease support for democratic values; namely, in and of itself, religiosity has a negligible impact on endorsement of democratic values. Yet again, analyses lend credence to theory on authoritarianism-the negative effect of religiosity on endorsement of democratic values results from the mediation of authoritarianism. These findings are understood and discussed with regard to theoretical implications. The major conclusion, then, in contrast to existing assumptions regarding religiosity and negation of democracy linkage, is that religiosity cannot be considered the sole direct root cause of negation of democracy.

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“…When working with children, teenagers and students, specialists should put a particular focus on the development of their creative capabilities. Openness to new ideas, flexibility and broad creative thinking are opposed to authoritarian rigidity and stiffness (Rubinstein, 2003). Therefore it is necessary to provide a space for the development of creativity in students in educational institutions (Iskra & Moskvicheva, 2014).…”

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The Authoritarian Syndrome in Attitudes and Educational Practices of Russian Parents

Безрукова

Samoylova

2015

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

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In the structure of indicators of authoritarianism, a central position is occupied by rigidity of educational attitudes as a manifestation of the syndrome of authoritarian aggression. This article addresses educational attitudes of mothers, as well as their idea of the role of a father in families with varied economic resources. The study involved 500 mothers, selected basing on the criterion of self-identification of their economic status (low and medium), under the age of 45, with children aged from 1.5 to 3 years old. Educational attitudes were estimated on the basis of views characterizing typical principals of upbringing of children in everyday family life. This study highlighted that authoritarian attitudes are characteristic of low resource families, rather than of families with medium resources. A similar tendency can be traced in mothers' perception of fathers in these families: as more authoritarian and more democratic, sensitive, partner-oriented in communication with their children, respectively. This work suggests the directions in correction of authoritarian educational attitudes.

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Authoritarianism and its relation to creativity: a comparative study among students of design, behavioral sciences and law

Cited by 60 publications

References 21 publications

Personal Need for Structure and Creative Performance: The Moderating Influence of Fear of Invalidity

Personal Need for Structure and Creative Performance: The Moderating Influence of Fear of Invalidity

The Effect of Religiosity on Endorsement of Democratic Values: The Mediating Influence of Authoritarianism

The Authoritarian Syndrome in Attitudes and Educational Practices of Russian Parents

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