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Culture makes the difference: the "creativity-schizotypy" association varies between Germans and Russians

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dc.contributor.authorLandgraf, S.
dc.contributor.authorIlinykh, A.
dc.contributor.authorHaller, C.S.
dc.contributor.authorShemelina, O.
dc.contributor.authorCropley, D.
dc.contributor.authorvon Treskow, I.
dc.contributor.authorRazumnikova, O.M.
dc.contributor.authorKutscher, T.
dc.contributor.authorVan der Meer, E.
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the impact of cultural background on creativity and schizotypy. Verbal and figural creativity, as well as schizotypal personality traits were assessed in 45 German and 46 Russian individuals. First, while Russian women scored higher on creative abilities than German women, German men scored higher than Russian men. Second, Germans compared to Russians showed higher “innovative capacities”, that is, product-oriented creativity. Third, ‘negative’ schizotypy predicted “innovative capacities”, and this effect was mediated by culture. These results suggest that the construct validity of creativity and schizotypy, as well as their association may be culture-specific. Thus, cultural backgrounds may contribute to labeling behavior as socially acceptable, e.g., creative, or psychopathological, e.g., schizotypal.
dc.identifier.citationInternational journal of creativity and problem solving, 2015; 25(1):35-60
dc.identifier.issn1598-723X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/111876
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKorean Association for Thinking Development
dc.rights2015 Copyright Korean Association for Thinking Development
dc.subjectcreativity
dc.subjectschizotypy
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectculture
dc.subjectGermany
dc.subjectRussia
dc.subjectinnovative capacities
dc.subjectgenerative capacities
dc.titleCulture makes the difference: the "creativity-schizotypy" association varies between Germans and Russians
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915979511401831

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