Self-Regulation Prompts Improve Creative Performance
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| Title: | Self-Regulation Prompts Improve Creative Performance |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Aleksandra Zielinska (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Creative Behavior. 2025 59(1). |
| 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: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Self Control, Prompting, Creativity, Performance, Task Analysis, Design, Advertising, Creative Writing, Literary Genres, Commercial Art, Concept Formation, Intervention |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jocb.674 |
| ISSN: | 0022-0175 2162-6057 |
| Abstract: | While people approach creative actions in diverse ways, navigating them effectively requires self-regulatory effort. In this preregistered experiment, we examined whether simple self-regulation prompts, provided across the stages of the creative process, make the outcomes more creative. Participants (N = 332) engaged in one of three creativity tasks--designing a logo, writing a short story, or preparing a greeting card--and documented their ongoing progress with photos. During the task, half of the participants received prompts tailored to their task progress, encouraging the employment of various self-regulatory mechanisms (e.g., uncertainty acceptance, adjusting approach). Consistent with our predictions, promoting a strategic approach throughout the task led participants to develop more creative products than those in the no-prompt condition. Moreover, we demonstrated two indirect paths behind the prompts' effectiveness: first, via enhancing positive active emotions, and second, through fostering a greater time commitment to the task. On a theoretical level, the proposed prompting approach highlights the advantages of self-regulatory engagement during creative actions beyond solely idea generation strategies. Methodologically, our study underscores the simplicity of such interventions and their potential broad applicability. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://osf.io/pg7d8 |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1461973 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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