The Relationship between Creativity and Attitudes toward Intergroup Conflicts
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| Title: | The Relationship between Creativity and Attitudes toward Intergroup Conflicts |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Fahoum, Nardine (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Creative Behavior. Jun 2023 57(2):268-284. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Creativity, Conflict, Intergroup Relations, Negative Attitudes, Individual Differences, Arabs, Jews, Foreign Countries, Creative Thinking, Creativity Tests, Positive Attitudes, Thinking Skills, Prediction, Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Conflict Resolution |
| Geographic Terms: | Israel, Palestine |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jocb.576 |
| ISSN: | 0022-0175 2162-6057 |
| Abstract: | The maintenance and escalation of intergroup conflicts have been explained by negative emotions and attitudes toward outgroup members. Considering that creative cognition entails the ability to generate diverse and new ideas, we sought to investigate whether creativity may contribute to overcoming negative emotions and attitudes associated with intergroup conflicts. Therefore, we examined whether individual differences in creativity predict conflict-related emotions and attitudes in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. To that end, we recruited Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs who identify themselves as Palestinian and administered the Torrance task of divergent thinking to assess the levels of originality and flexibility of participants. We also measured outgroup-targeted emotions and attitudes toward the conflict. Results indicate that participants who demonstrate higher levels of original thinking, on average, reported higher levels of positive emotions toward outgroup members and were more supportive of conciliatory attitudes toward the conflict. Moreover, these associations were more evident among Israelis than among Palestinians. Finally, a mediation analysis demonstrated that originality predicts conciliatory attitudes through an increase in positive emotions and a decrease in negative emotions toward outgroup members. This relationship was not moderated by nationality. These findings suggest that interventions based on creativity training may be beneficial to encourage reconciliation. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1381032 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | The maintenance and escalation of intergroup conflicts have been explained by negative emotions and attitudes toward outgroup members. Considering that creative cognition entails the ability to generate diverse and new ideas, we sought to investigate whether creativity may contribute to overcoming negative emotions and attitudes associated with intergroup conflicts. Therefore, we examined whether individual differences in creativity predict conflict-related emotions and attitudes in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. To that end, we recruited Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs who identify themselves as Palestinian and administered the Torrance task of divergent thinking to assess the levels of originality and flexibility of participants. We also measured outgroup-targeted emotions and attitudes toward the conflict. Results indicate that participants who demonstrate higher levels of original thinking, on average, reported higher levels of positive emotions toward outgroup members and were more supportive of conciliatory attitudes toward the conflict. Moreover, these associations were more evident among Israelis than among Palestinians. Finally, a mediation analysis demonstrated that originality predicts conciliatory attitudes through an increase in positive emotions and a decrease in negative emotions toward outgroup members. This relationship was not moderated by nationality. These findings suggest that interventions based on creativity training may be beneficial to encourage reconciliation. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-0175 2162-6057 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jocb.576 |
