Perception of emotion, alexithymia and creative potential

被引:29
作者
Zenasni, F. [1 ]
Lubart, T. I. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Paris 05, CNRS 8089, Lab Psychol & Neurosci Cognit, F-92100 Boulogne, France
关键词
Creativity; Ability El; Alexythimia; Emotional creativity; Divergent thinking; INTELLIGENCE; SCALE; VALIDATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.paid.2008.10.030
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Theoretical proposals suggest that emotional intelligence (EI) may favor creativity. In the present paper, two studies are reported with French adults to examine the degree to which the ability to identify emotion is related to creative performance. This component of ability El was hypothesized to be positively associated with a divergent thinking task involving emotional information. Contrary to our expectations, the first study (n = 95) indicated that ability to identify emotions in faces and images was negatively related to idea generation ability. The second study (n = 100) including a measure of alexithymia confirmed this relation. Moreover, evaluating emotional creativity, we observed a significant negative link between the ability to identify emotions and the tendency to experience emotions differently from those of others. We discuss these results suggesting an opposition between consensual/convergent thinking concerning emotions (ability EI) and divergent thinking. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:353 / 358
页数:6
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