The Role of the Environment in the Individual Difference and Creativity Relationship

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between several individual differences (openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, creative self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, and polychronicity) and creativity. It also examined how the organizational climate (support for creativity) moderated the relationship between the individual differences and creativity. All the individual differences except for polychronicity were positively correlated with creativity as well as support for creativity. Structural Equation Modeling(SEM) found that the individual differences explained 58% of the variance in creativity and that support for creativity moderated the relationship between conscientiousness and creativity and between extraversion and creativity. Because of noticed similarity between creativity and creative self-efficacy items, a factor analysis was done which confirmed some overlap. Implications of the findings of this paper are discussed.

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“…Kim, Cramond, and VanTassel-Baska (2010) noted that individual differences in creativity occur due to different levels of intelligence between individuals. Reaves (2012) attempted to explain the individual differences in the context of environmental conditions. On the other hand, Jauk, Benedek, & Neubauer (2014) emphasised the differences related to personality traits.…”