Creative self-efficacy development and creative performance over time.

Abstract

Building from an established framework of self-efficacy development, this study provides a longitudinal examination of the development of creative self-efficacy in an ongoing work context. Results show that increases in employee creative role identity and perceived creative expectation from supervisors over a 6-month time period were associated with enhanced sense of employee capacity for creative work. Contrary to what was expected, employees who experienced increased requirements for creativity in their jobs actually reported a decreased sense of efficaciousness for creative work. Results show that increases in creative self-efficacy corresponded with increases in creative performance as well.

The Creative Self-Concept as a Mediator Between Openness to Experience and Creative Behaviour

“…On the other hand, the belief in one's own creative abilities may exert its influence on people's behavioural tendencies or actual behavioural engagement in creative activities and tasks (Bandura, 1997;Furnham, Zhang, & Chamorro-Premuzic, 2005). For example, consistent evidence has shown that creative self-efficacy, as one of the elements of creative self-concept (Karwowski, 2015), has an effect on creative behaviour in a qualitative study (Lemons, 2010), in workplace settings (Jaussi & Randel, 2014;Tierney & Farmer, 2011), in academic settings (Beghetto, Kaufman, & Baxter, 2011)and in training programmes (Byrge & Tang, 2015). This suggests that individuals use their beliefs about their personality traits when engaging in activities, so creative self-concepts play a role in creative behaviours (Silvia, Wigert, Reiter-Palmon, & Kaufman, 2012).…”

Individual Differences, Self-Efficacy, and Chinese Scientists’ Industry Engagement

“…Since then, plenty of studies have examined how self-efficacy influences individuals' actions in various fields. Some scholars revealed that creative self-efficacy positively influences an individual's creative behaviors [55,56]. Regarding university-industry interaction, college students with high creative self-efficacy facilitate their creative practice [57].…”

Multi-dimensional creativity: a computational perspective

“…More stable events include project teamwork and conflict, workplace dynamics, creativity and leadership, creative performance over time, and classroom creativity (Chen 2006;Nemeth et al 2004;James et al 2004;Shalley and Gilson 2004;Tierney and Farmer 2011;Saracho 2012;Starko 2009). Long-term structures in MDC-3 may span for decades and longer, such as in the role of social networks and career development (Jones 2010;Ohly et al 2010).…”