title: Psychoticism and creativity.
abstract: Eysenck and Eysenck (1976) cited a number of studies showing that creativity and originality are associated with high scores on their Psychoticism factor, P. In this study, we examined the generality of this claim by using a different set of creativity measures, scales from the Comprehensive Ability Battery (Hakstian & Cattell, 1976) and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Eysenck & Eysenck, 1975), with a sample of 173 students. No appreciable overlap was found between the creativity scales and P. A number of possible explanations for this result are discussed, and we concluded that this finding may cast doubt on the generality of the link between creativity and P.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003405:Creativity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors