Personality and Individual Differences in Creative Potential and Production across the Life Span

Dear Colleagues,

In the recent past, the scientific community has given a great deal of attention to creativity, emphasizing its pivotal role in supporting and promoting the advancement of knowledge in several areas, including the scientific, social, cultural fields, as well as the individuals’ quality of life and wellbeing at any age. The nature of creativity has been investigated, focusing on both creative potential (e.g., divergent thinking and creative personality) and creative production (e.g., poems, paintings, pieces of music). In light of these two perspectives, the key role of personality and individual differences has not been fully disentangled across the lifespan. On the one hand, temperament, character, gender differences, individual strategies, and abilities may differently affect creative potential and creative production. On the other hand, age may further impact how personality and individual differences contribute to creative potential and production. This Topic encourages submissions focused primarily on research reports (e.g., single-case, longitudinal, cross-sectional, neuroscientific studies) and theoretical papers involving healthy and/or clinical populations. The lifespan perspective is particularly desirable. Target themes related to creativity are the role of personality traits, influences of temperament and character, individual differences in cognitive styles, gender, emotions, motivational mechanisms, self-efficacy, and self-esteem.

Prof. Dr. Simonetta D’Amico
Dr. Massimiliano Palmiero
Prof. Dr. Laura Piccardi
Dr. Marco Giancola
Topic Editors