Journal of Positive Psychology

, volume 13 , issue 2 , pages 181-189

Everyday creative activity as a path to flourishing

Tamlin S. Conner ¹

Colin G. DeYoung ²

Paul J. Silvia ³

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Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand |

Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA |

Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2016-11-17

Taylor & Francis

Journal of Positive Psychology

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SJR: 2.030

CiteScore: 10.7

Impact factor: 2.9

ISSN: 17439760, 17439779

DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2016.1257049

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AbstractRecent experience sampling and diary studies have shown that spending time on creative goals during a day is associated with higher activated positive affect (PA) on that day. Based on models of creativity as a tool for promoting well-being, the present study examined cross-day relationships between creative activity, affect, and flourishing. A large sample of young adults (n = 658) took part in a 13-day daily diary study. Each day, they reported how much time they spent on creative activities, daily positive and negative affect, and daily flourishing. Lagged multilevel models revealed that people felt higher activated PA and flourishing following days when they reported more creative activity than usual. The other direction – PA predicting next-day creative activity – was not supported, suggesting that the cross-day effect was specific to creative activity predicting well-being. Overall, these findings support the emerging emphasis on everyday creativity as a means of cultivating positive psychol...

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Conner T. S., DeYoung C. G., Silvia P. J. Everyday creative activity as a path to flourishing // Journal of Positive Psychology. 2016. Vol. 13. No. 2. pp. 181-189.

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Conner T. S., DeYoung C. G., Silvia P. J. Everyday creative activity as a path to flourishing // Journal of Positive Psychology. 2016. Vol. 13. No. 2. pp. 181-189.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1080/17439760.2016.1257049

UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1257049

TI - Everyday creative activity as a path to flourishing

T2 - Journal of Positive Psychology

AU - Conner, Tamlin S.

AU - DeYoung, Colin G.

AU - Silvia, Paul J.

PY - 2016

DA - 2016/11/17

PB - Taylor & Francis

SP - 181-189

IS - 2

VL - 13

SN - 1743-9760

SN - 1743-9779

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@article{2016_Conner,

author = {Tamlin S. Conner and Colin G. DeYoung and Paul J. Silvia},

title = {Everyday creative activity as a path to flourishing},

journal = {Journal of Positive Psychology},

year = {2016},

volume = {13},

publisher = {Taylor & Francis},

month = {nov},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1257049},

number = {2},

pages = {181--189},

doi = {10.1080/17439760.2016.1257049}

}

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Conner, Tamlin S., et al. “Everyday creative activity as a path to flourishing.” Journal of Positive Psychology, vol. 13, no. 2, Nov. 2016, pp. 181-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1257049.

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Taylor & Francis

Journal

Journal of Positive Psychology

scimago Q1

wos Q1

SJR

2.030

CiteScore

10.7

Impact factor

2.9

ISSN

17439760 (Print)

17439779 (Electronic)