An Updated Evaluation of the Dichotomous Link Between Creativity and Mental Health

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Fang Lu²  Rongjun Zhao³  Qiang Xing³  Wangbing Shen⁴  Zhiwen Tang⁵ 

[1] Institute of Situational Education and School of Education, Nantong University, Nantong, China;Jiangsu Provincial Key Constructive Laboratory for Big Data of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Yancheng Teachers College, Yancheng, China;School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China;School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, China;Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China;

关键词: dual-pathway model;    psychopathology;    mental health;    creativity;    emotion regulation;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2021.781961

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The theory of the mad genius, a popular cultural fixture for centuries, has received widespread attention in the behavioral sciences. Focusing on a longstanding debate over whether creativity and mental health are positively or negatively correlated, this study first summarized recent relevant studies and meta-analyses and then provided an updated evaluation of this correlation by describing a new and useful perspective for considering the relationship between creativity and mental health. Here, a modified version of the dual-pathway model of creativity was developed to explain the seemingly paradoxical relationship between creativity and mental health. This model can greatly enrich the scientific understanding of the so-called mad genius controversy and further promote the scientific exploration of the link between creativity and mental health or psychopathology.

【 授权许可】

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