• DOI:10.1037/A0026241
Corpus ID: 55632785

The Relations of Gender and Personality Traits on Different Creativities: A Dual-Process Theory Account

@article{Lin2012TheRO,
  title={The Relations of Gender and Personality Traits on Different Creativities: A Dual-Process Theory Account},
  author={Wei-Lun Lin and K. Y. Hsu and Hsueh-Chih Chen and J. Wang},
  journal={Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts},
  year={2012},
  volume={6},
  pages={112-123}
}

Wei-Lun Lin, K. Y. Hsu, +1 author J. Wang

Published 2012

Psychology

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

In the present study we examine the ways in which gender and personality traits are related to divergent thinking and insight problem solving. According to the dual-process theory account of creativity, we propose that gender and personality traits might influence the ease and choice of the processing mode and, hence, affect 2 creativity measures in different ways. Over 300 participants’ responses on the Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults (Chen, 2006), HEXACO Personality Inventory (Ashton… CONTINUE READING

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