A genome-wide association study of occupational creativity and its relations with well-being and career success.

ABSTRACT: Creativity is one defining characteristic of human species. There have been mixed findings on how creativity relates to well-being, and little is known about its relationship with career success. We conduct a large-scale genome-wide association study to examine the genetic architecture of occupational creativity, and its genetic correlations with well-being and career success. The SNP-h² estimates range from 0.08 (for managerial creativity) to 0.22 (for artistic creativity). We record positive genetic correlations between occupational creativity with autism, and positive traits and well-being variables (e.g., physical height, and low levels of neuroticism, BMI, and non-cancer illness). While creativity share positive genetic overlaps with indicators of high career success (i.e.,

SUBMITTER: Li WD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377709 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature