Profiles
of Creative Personality
K. Patel |
The
present investigation describes the personality syndromes of (a)
people who are high on each of five creativity dimensions and (b)
thane displaying different types of creativity profiles. A sample
of 823 high school boys and 72 girls formed the sample. The Torrance
Test of Thinking Creatively with Pictures and Biographical Inventory
Form a were used to measure creativity, while Cattell's 16 PF was
used as a measure of personality. The results indicate that the highly
fluent males differ from the low fluent groups on four personality
factors; the highly flexible on three personality factors; the originators
on three factors; and the elaborators on seven factors; while those
high on BI (a) differ on nine personality factors. The highly flexible
females are self-sufficient while those high on BI (a) are dominant
and venturesome. Those with a profile of high on all creativity variables
are venturesome, placid, self-confident and emotionally stable, while
those low on all creativity variables are shy. Nine types of creativity
profiles were noted in the sample and their personality characteristics
described. Each creativity pattern displays a unique set of personality
characteristics.
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