The curvilinear relation between experienced creative time pressure and creativity: Moderating effects of openness to experience and support for creativity

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 963-970

  Baer, Markus ^a,b,c   Oldham, Greg R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Openness to experience; Support; Time pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

ADULT; CREATIVENESS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746428002     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.4.963     Document Type: Article

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