When Prevention Promotes Creativity: The Role of Mood, Regulatory Focus, and Regulatory Closure

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 794-809

  Baas Matthijs, M ^a   De Dreu, Carsten K W ^a   Nijstad, Bernard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activation; Creativity; Mood; Motivation; Regulatory focus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROL; CREATIVITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CREATIVENESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955562780     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022981     Document Type: Article

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