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Differential effects of schizotypy dimensions on creative personality and creative products
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Positive implications of schizotypal personality have been discussed in the literature in the last few years, higher creativity being one of them. Specifically, positive and negative schizotypy dimensions have been respectively related to higher and lower creativity levels. However, a considerable amount of null associations between these two constructs have also been reported. This heterogeneity could be due to the multidimensionality of both constructs. The aim of this study is to go deeper into the general relationship between creativity and schizotypy, disentangling the associations between specific dimensions of these two constructs. We assessed schizotypy in a sample of 154 volunteers. They also filled out creative personality and creative products questionnaires. Regression analyses showed no effect of scores in the positive dimension of schizotypy over either of the two creativity measures. Interestingly, lower scores in the negative dimension were associated with more creative products, whereas lower scores in the disorganized dimension were associated with a more creative personality. Our results point toward the need to use assessment tools tapping into the different aspects of creativity and to take into account the multidimensional nature of schizotypal personality in order to clarify the relationship between these two complex constructs.
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AGUILERA, María del Carmen and RODRÍGUEZ-FERREIRO, Javier. Differential effects of schizotypy dimensions on creative personality and creative products. Creativity Research Journal. 2021. Vol. 33, num. 2, pags. 202-208. ISSN 1040-0419. [consulted: 8 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/177431