Emotion-Related Traits Moderate the Impact of Emotional State on Creative Performances

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 157-167

  Zenasni, Franck ^a   Lubart, Todd I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

arousal; creativity; divergent thinking; emotional states; individual emotional characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849117617     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.29.3.157     Document Type: Article

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