Exogenous factors of the creative process and performance in the culinary profession

- Support for creativity was only connected to three out of five stages of the creative process, namely, idea preparation, verification of artwork, and creative performance.
- Similar result on tolerance to difference was associated to three stages only.
- Work demand was linked to one stage in the process, namely, creative performance.
- Creative self-regulatory efficacy was also positively associated with all the five stages in the creative process.
- All factors have a positive relationship with creative performance.