Creativity and tolerance of ambiguity: An empirical study

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-73

  Zenasni, Franck ^a   Besançon, Maud ^b   Lubart, Todd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Creativity; Parents; Personality; Tolerance of ambiguity

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649091520     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.2008.tb01080.x     Document Type: Article

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