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Creativity and body image boundaries

L J Loshak, M Reznikoff

    Journal of Personality Assessment
    |February 1, 1976
    PubMed
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    High barrier individuals, characterized by ego strength, show creativity in artistic expression but not in scientific endeavors. This suggests creativity is multifaceted, not a single trait.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Creativity Studies

    Background:

    • The concept of the 'high barrier' individual, as described by Fisher and Cleveland (1968), involves ego integration, self-sufficiency, and emotional regulation.
    • This profile appears to overlap with descriptions of creative individuals, particularly those who can 'regress in the service of the ego.'

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between the 'Barrier' construct and various measures of creativity.
    • To determine if creativity is a unified construct or comprises distinct facets.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized 100 male college student volunteers who were compensated for their participation.
    • Assessed the 'Barrier' construct and its correlation with five distinct creativity measures.

    Main Results:

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    • The 'Barrier' construct was significantly related to artistic and expressive creativity, suggesting a link to interpersonal interests.
    • No significant relationship was found between 'Barrier' and creativity in scientific domains.
    • Creativity associated with 'purest adaptive regression' (creative receptivity) was also unrelated to the 'Barrier' construct.

    Conclusions:

    • Creativity is not a monolithic entity but rather a multifaceted phenomenon.
    • The 'high barrier' individual's psychological characteristics are specifically associated with expressive and artistic forms of creativity, not scientific or receptive creativity.