Understanding when bad moods foster creativity and good ones don't: The role of context and clarity of feelings

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 687-697

  George, Jennifer M ^a   Zhou, Jing ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AFFECT; CREATIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 85047683413     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.87.4.687     Document Type: Article

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