Playfulness and Creativity

Can Playfulness be Stimulated? A Randomised Placebo‐Controlled Online Playfulness Intervention Study on Effects on Trait Playfulness, Well‐Being, and Depression

“…“I can use my playfulness to bring joy to other people or cheer them up”; Other‐directed). Proyer and colleagues (2019) have provided comprehensive evidence on the factorial validity, good psychometric properties, and the nomological validity of the OLIW‐S. The OLIW‐S has been tested with respect to repeated administration in 199 participants for intervals of 1, 2, and 4 weeks, and 3 months: The retest‐stability for the 3‐month interval was .74/.77/.67/.84.…”

“…The OLIW‐model extends the knowledge of which facets of playfulness relate to external criteria across domains of life; for example, in romantic life when analysing associations with love styles or relationship satisfaction (e.g. Proyer, Brauer et al., 2018, 2019), in relation to physical activity and indicators of mental and physical health (Proyer, Gander et al., 2018), and indicators of creative thinking (Proyer, Tandler, & Brauer, 2019). We will use this model as a reference point in this research.…”

Adult playfulness: An update on an understudied individual differences variable and its role in romantic life

“…As Table 1 shows, there is heterogeneity among the models; for example, regarding the dimensionality (unidimensional vs. multidimensional) or type (e.g., state‐like, trait‐like, or neutral vs. morally positively valued). Some of the current measures and operationalizations also lack distinctiveness by using items such as “I have a good sense of humor” or “creative versus noncreative” for both the assessment of playfulness and (sense of) humor/creativity (for details, see Proyer, 2018; Proyer et al., 2019b). This leads to biases in testing the overlap with external variables and limits understanding the predictive power of playfulness for different outcomes.…”

Editorial: Humor and Laughter, Playfulness and Cheerfulness: Upsides and Downsides to a Life of Lightness

“…The idea that a playful state of mind contributes to innovativeness and creativity has received much interest in the literature (for overviews see Proyer et al, 2019) and, for example, it has been argued that “[…] a child who experiences truly “playful play” learns cognitive and behavioral processes that enhance his creative potential” (Bishop and Chace, 1971; p. 321). Heimann and Roepstorff introduce microphenomenological interviews as a method for research in playfulness.…”