An Updated Evaluation of the Dichotomous Link Between Creativity and Mental Health
2022; Frontiers Media; Volume: 12; Linguagem: Inglês
10.3389/fpsyt.2021.781961
ISSN1664-0640
AutoresRongjun Zhao, Zhiwen Tang, Fang Lu, Qiang Xing, Wangbing Shen,
Tópico(s)Mind wandering and attention
ResumoThe theory of the mad genius, a popular cultural fixture for centuries, has received widespread attention in the behavioral sciences. Focusing on a longstanding debate over whether creativity and mental health are positively or negatively correlated, this study first summarized recent relevant studies and meta-analyses and then provided an updated evaluation of this correlation by describing a new and useful perspective for considering the relationship between creativity and mental health. Here, a modified version of the dual-pathway model of creativity was developed to explain the seemingly paradoxical relationship between creativity and mental health. This model can greatly enrich the scientific understanding of the so-called mad genius controversy and further promote the scientific exploration of the link between creativity and mental health or psychopathology.
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