Preliminary communication

https://doi.org/10.21465/2016-SP-192-06

Maša Milas orcid.org/0000-0003-4489-7983 ; Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Ana Šimunić orcid.org/0000-0003-0476-8415 ; Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia

Abstract

The study of the relationships between creativity and clinical and sub-clinical psychopathologies is important, because it provides insight into the cognitive and behavioural correlates of creativity. It is found that milder forms of psychopathological traits, such as schizotypy or psychoticism, may be the most beneficial to creativity. Considering this fact, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between
creativity, schizotypy, and psychoticism in groups of students of artistic and other domains. The study included 104 artistic domain students and 193 nonartistic domain students.
The results show a statistically significant difference in two schizotypy dimensions (unusual experiences and cognitive disorganisation) and in the number of creative interests and activities between the two groups of students. Students from artistic colleges experience more unusual experiences such as hallucinations and delusions and have more disorganised thoughts, looser conceptual boundaries and attention deficits compared to nonartistic domain students. Also, artistic domain students reported a greater number of creative interests and activities than nonartistic domain students. Furthermore, students who have more unusual experiences and whose mood and behaviour
(especially one connected with social norms and conventions) are unstable more often, have more creative activities. On the other hand, those students who are more prone to introverted, asocial behaviour with reduced ability in experiencing pleasure, have less creative interests and activities. No significant correlation was found
between psychoticism and creativity.

Keywords

creativity; schizotypy; psychoticism

Hrčak ID:

190250

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/190250

Publication date:

20.12.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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