Understanding the relationship between mood and creativity: A meta-analysis

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-38

  Davis, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Creativity; Mood

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349140323     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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