2011年11月24日 星期四

Creativity and personality in professional dancers

Author(s): Fink, A (Fink, Andreas)1; Woschnjak, S (Woschnjak, Silke)1
Source: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES Volume: 51 Issue: 6 Pages: 754-758 DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.06.024 Published: OCT 2011

Abstract: In this study three different groups of professional dancers (ballet, modern/contemporary and jazz/musical), which considerably vary with respect to the creativity-related demands involved in the respective dancing style, are compared with respect to psychometrically determined creativity, general mental ability and different facets of personality. Results indicate that modern/contemporary dancers, who are often required to freely improvise on stage, exhibited relatively high levels of verbal and figural creativity (as it was measured by means of psychometric creativity tests), followed by jazz/musical and finally by ballet dancers. With respect to personality, modern/contemporary dancers can be characterized as being less conscientious, higher on psychoticism and more open to experiences than the remaining experimental groups. In line with relevant research in this field, this study reveals some central personality characteristics of highly creative individuals which may be considered as important ingredients in the acquisition or actualization of exceptional creative potential. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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