Perceived Social Support Increases Creativity: Experimental Evidence.

ABSTRACT: The literature has consistently shown that social support has a positive relationship with creativity. However, further investigation is needed to clarify the causal relationship between the two constructs. The present study addressed this need by exploring the impact of experimentally induced perceived social support on creativity among young adults. A total of 135 undergraduate students in Malaysia participated in an online experiment. All participants first answered the creative self-efficacy scale and were then randomly allocated to the experimental and control groups. Perceived social support was primed by a writing test and measured by the Multidimensional Scales of Perceived Social Support. Both groups also answered a divergent thinking test (measured for fluency, flexibility, and o

SUBMITTER: Tan CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9517368 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature