The motivational influence of self-guides on creative pursuits

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 112-118

  Zabelina, Darya L ^a   Felps, Daniel ^b   Blanton, Hart ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Creati1vity; Deviance regulation theory; Regulatory focus; Self discrepancy theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878369357     PISSN: 19313896     EISSN: 1931390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030464     Document Type: Article

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