title: [Creativity and Character Traits of University Students: Transversal Association Study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study was carried out to assess the relationship between character traits and creativity in a sample of students from a public university in Bogotá.
  
  
  METHODS
  A random sample of 157 students from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. The two instruments used for measuring character traits and creativity were the International Personality Disorder Examination (IPDE) and the Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults (ATTA). Additional information about gender, psychopathological antecedents, current academic period and academic average have been recorded. Robust regression methods have been used to analyze the relationship between creativity and character traits.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Creativity and narcissistic traits were associated. In a multivariate model, other variables showing a relationship with creativity were found, i.e., male gender, mental illness family antecedents, number of academic periods completed, and a high academic average.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Relationship between creativity and narcissistic traits had not been reported in previous. Longitudinal studies using more accurate scales should be undertaken to determine the validity of these findings.
authors.affiliation: Médico psiquiatra, Ph. D. (c) de la Unidad de Cognición y Cerebro, de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Hernando
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Santamaría
authors.affiliation: Profesor titular de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: rsanchezpe@unal.edu.co.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez
keywords: Character; Personalidad; character assessment; character development; creatividad; creativity; desarrollo de la personalidad; determinación de la personalidad