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Schizotypy and creativity in visual artists.

Giles St J Burch1, Christos Pavelis, David R Hemsley

  • 1Department of Management and Employment Relations, The University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand. g.burch@auckland.ac.nz

British Journal of Psychology (London, England : 1953)
|April 15, 2006
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Visual artists exhibit higher schizotypy and creativity traits, including unusual experiences and divergent thinking, compared to non-artists. This research explores the links between artistic talent, personality, and psychological characteristics.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Art Therapy

Background:

  • A putative relationship exists between creativity and schizotypy/psychoticism.
  • Previous studies suggest higher schizotypy scores in artistic and creative individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate personality and creativity differences between visual artists and non-artists.
  • To explore the association between artistic practice and specific schizotypy dimensions.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of visual artists and non-artists on personality and creativity measures.
  • Utilized the Oxford-Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences (O-LIFE) to assess schizotypy.
  • Assessed divergent thinking and other personality traits.

Main Results:

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  • Visual artists scored higher on positive, disorganized, and asocial schizotypy, neuroticism, openness, and divergent thinking (uniqueness).
  • Visual artists scored lower on agreeableness compared to non-artists.
  • Evidence suggests higher unusual experiences and impulsive nonconformity in visual artists.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support the link between creativity and schizotypy in visual artists.
  • Unusual ideas and endorsement of socially undesirable responses may characterize the creativity-schizotypy relationship.
  • Highlights unique psychological profiles within artistic populations.