The role of shyness in anticipating creativity among the gifted

Farahini, Neda; Afrooz, Gholam Ali; Tabatabaei, S K Rasoulzadeh; Esmaeili, Maryam

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.10.286

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“…In other words, children who are perceived to be shy by their teachers demonstrated low creative performance in both verbal and pictorial domains. Farahini, Afrooz, Tabatabaei, and Esmaeili () examined the role of shyness in anticipating creativity among 237 gifted adolescents in Iran. Participants' self‐reported shyness level was negatively associated with the overall creativity score, as well as the four components of creativity: fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration.…”

Section: Shyness and Creativitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Mediating Role of Creative Process Engagement in the Relationship between Shyness and Self‐Rated Creativity

Tan

Lau

Lee

2017

Journal of Creative Behavior

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Shyness has been found to have a negative impact on creativity. However, little attention has been given to the underlying process of the relationship between shyness and creativity. On the basis of literature, we hypothesize that shyness has an indirect impact on creativity through creative process engagement. Two studies were conducted on undergraduate students (Study 1) and working adults (Study 2) to test the hypothetical relationship. Analysis on participants self‐report showed that shyness was negatively associated with self‐reported creativity as well as creative process engagement. There was a positive relationship between creative process engagement and creativity. More importantly, mediation analysis supported that shyness was indirectly linked to creativity via creative process engagement. Specifically, shy people are found to be less involved in creativity‐relevant processes such as information searching and idea generation. The low level of creative process engagement, in turn, hinders their creativity. The findings not only lend support to the detrimental effect of shyness on creativity but also shed light on the underlying mechanism of the relationship.

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Section: Shyness and Creativitymentioning

confidence: 99%