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Reflecting on death amidst COVID-19 and individual creativity: Cross-lagged panel data analysis using four-wave
Riki Takeuchi1, Nan Guo1, Ryan Scott Teschner1
1Organization, Strategy, and International Management, University of Texas at Dallas.
The Journal of Applied Psychology
|August 23, 2021
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic increased awareness of mortality. While death anxiety harmed creativity, death reflection during this period actually boosted employee creativity, offering positive organizational outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Organizational Behavior
- Sociology
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic heightened global mortality awareness.
- Death awareness negatively impacts organizational outcomes like creativity.
- Employees rarely encounter death-salient environments outside specific professions.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine employee reactions to death awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Investigate the relationship between death anxiety, death reflection, and creativity.
- Understand how mortality salience influences workplace creativity.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study with four weekly data collection waves (June-July 2020).
- Cross-lagged panel modeling used for analysis.
- Data collected from 605 full-time employees in the United States.
Main Results:
- Death anxiety was negatively associated with employee creativity.
- Death reflection demonstrated a positive relationship with employee creativity.
- Despite the pandemic's challenges, positive outcomes emerged.
Conclusions:
- Death reflection can be a beneficial response to heightened mortality awareness.
- Organizations can foster creativity by encouraging constructive engagement with mortality.
- Findings offer practical implications for managing employee well-being and creativity during crises.
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