A twenty-five year follow-up study of ten exceptionally creative adolescent girls.
A 25-yr. follow-up of 10 women identified as highly creative during adolescence indicated that most believed they had actualized their creative potential to a moderately high degree. However, only one woman stated that creative expression was a dominant life theme and primary commitment. Factors that facilitate and inhibit creativity over a lifetime are discussed.
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Psychology Department, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
Schaefer
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D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D001154:Art; D002648:Child; D002672:Child, Gifted / Q000523:psychology*; D003405:Creativity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory; D014956:Writing