Are neurotics really more creative? Neuroticism's interaction with mortality salience in determining creative interest

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-99

  Xu, Huimin ^a   Brucks, Merrie L ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 79952000901     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2010.539962     Document Type: Article

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