Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
889654 Personality and Individual Differences 2016 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

•This study examined how personality was related to everyday creativity.•Conscientiousness had a medium effect on everyday creativity.•Openness and Extraversion were positively related to everyday creativity.

This study examined how Conscientiousness was related to everyday creativity among 202 Chinese university students. Participants in the study completed measures of personality and everyday creativity. Structural equation modeling revealed that, as predicted, Conscientiousness had a medium effect on everyday creativity. It also showed that Openness and Extraversion were positively related to everyday creativity. Implications of the present findings are discussed.

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