Creativity, depression, and circannual variation.
Verbal creativity has been linked to personal and family histories of bipolar depression. The present studies investigated the relationship between creativity and atypical symptoms of bipolar depression such as seasonal mood variations. Although more creative individuals, as measured by scores on the Remote Associates Test and a writing sample, perceived seasonal fluctuations in their creativity, no significant differences in performance were found.
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St. Edwards's University, Austin, TX 78704, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003405:Creativity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010507:Periodicity; D010555:Personality Inventory; D016574:Seasonal Affective Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D014956:Writing