Creative style and achievement in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Previous research has suggested that adults with ADHD perform better on some measures of creativity than non-ADHD adults ( White & Shah, 2006). The present study replicated previous findings using a standardized measure of creativity (the Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults, Goff & Torrance...

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Veröffentlicht in:Personality and individual differences 2011-04, Vol.50 (5), p.673-677
Hauptverfasser: White, Holly A., Shah, Priti
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Previous research has suggested that adults with ADHD perform better on some measures of creativity than non-ADHD adults ( White & Shah, 2006). The present study replicated previous findings using a standardized measure of creativity (the Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults, Goff & Torrance, 2002) and extended previous research by investigating real-world creative achievement among adults with ADHD. Results indicated that adults with ADHD showed higher levels of original creative thinking on the verbal task of the ATTA and higher levels of real-world creative achievement, compared to adults without ADHD. In addition, comparison of creative styles using the FourSight Thinking Profile ( Puccio, 2002) found that preference for idea generation was higher among ADHD participants, whereas preference for problem clarification and idea development was greater among non-ADHD participants. These findings have implications for real-world application of the creative styles of adults with and without ADHD.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2010.12.015