On the Relationship Between Affect and Creative Problem Solving

By Sandra W. Russ. 2015

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Impact of psychological capital on innovative performance and job stress (2015, background): “These emotions and orientations also help individuals make connections between divergent stimuli (Isen, 1999) and therefore can be expressed as innovative behaviours (Avey et al.”
A multilevel model of transformational leadership, affect, and creative process behavior in work teams (2015, background): “Moreover, the research consensus until recently (see Baas et al., 2008 for a review; Fredrickson, 1998; Isen, 1999) was that positive – rather than negative –affect facilitates creativity.”
Psychological Resilience and Its Downstream Effects for Business Survival in Nascent Entrepreneurship (2018, background): “…broadening process of positivity could be used to explore the ways in which entrepreneurs perceive, appraise, and pursue new opportunities in the broader industry, especially in light of evidence that cognitive broadening is associated with improved creative problem solving (Isen, 1993, 1999).”
Thriving at work: A meta‐analysis (2019, background): “For instance, Isen (1999) concluded that the facilitative effect of positive feelings is specific to creativity and does not extend to routine tasks.”
Creativity and charisma among female leaders: the role of resources and work engagement (2013, background): “Accordingly, positive affect broadens individuals’ thought– action repertoires, which is a prerequisite for creative performance (Isen 1999).”
A Dynamic Perspective on Affect and Creativity (2013, background): “More specifically, a vast body of research has confirmed that positive affect, which encompasses feelings such as happiness and enthusiasm, leads to high creativity (Isen, 1999).”
Between Persistence and Flexibility: The Yin and Yang of Action Control (2015, background): “The induction of positive mood has often be assumed to promote “loose thinking” and creative thought (Ashby, Isen & Turken, 1999), and there is considerable evidence that at least brainstorming-like divergent-thinking tasks benefit from positive mood (Baas, De Dreu & Nijstad, 2008; Isen, 1999).”
Employee Wellbeing, Productivity, and Firm Performance (2019, background): “Finally, it increases cognitive flexibility, and hence the probability that cognitive elements become associated with each other (Isen, 1999) – for example, helping people make connections between ideas for a new project.”