Description
| Product ID: | 9780128097908 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | NL |
| Series: | Explorations in Creativity Research |
| Title: | The Creative Self |
| Subtitle: | Effect of Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, Mindset, and Identity |
| Authors: | Author: James C. Kaufman, Maciej Karwowski |
| Page Count: | 418 |
| Subjects: | Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, The self, ego, identity, personality |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Creative Self reviews and summarizes key theories, studies, and new ideas about the role and significance self-beliefs play in one’s creativity. It untangles the interrelated constructs of creative self-efficacy, creative metacognition, creative identity, and creative self-concept. It explores how and when creative self-beliefs are formed as well as how creative self-beliefs can be strengthened. Part I discusses how creativity plays a part in one’s self-identity and its relationship with free will and efficacy. Part II discusses creativity present in day-to-day life across the lifespan. Part III highlights the intersection of the creative self with other variables such as mindset, domains, the brain, and individual differences. Part IV explores methodology and culture in relation to creativity. Part V, discusses additional constructs or theories that offer promise for future research on creativity. |
| Imprint Name: | Academic Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-02-23 |
