Hao Ning, Qiao Xinuo, Cheng Rui, Lu Kelong, Tang Mengying, Runco Mark A
Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China; School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2020 Feb;203:102985. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2019.102985. Epub 2019 Dec 18.
Three studies were conducted to investigate the relationship between motivation and malevolent creativity (MC). In Study 1, participants completed motivation scales and a measure of MC in online formats. Results showed that approach motivation accurately predicted MC, whereas avoidance motivation was negatively related to MC. In Study 2, participants solved MC problems in either approach or avoidance motivation conditions. Analyses revealed higher MC in the approach than in the avoidance motivation condition. In Study 3, participants were further asked to solve MC problems in one of the following conditions: approach-success/approach-failure/avoidance-success/avoidance-failure. The beneficial effects of approach motivation over avoidance motivation were again observed. Moreover, the experience of 'no closure' (failure in doing something) enhanced individual MC performance and counteracted the negative impact of avoidance motivation on MC. These findings indicate that individual MC performance might be enhanced by approach motivation and the experience of 'no closure'.
开展了三项研究来调查动机与恶意创造力（MC）之间的关系。在研究1中，参与者以在线形式完成了动机量表和一项MC测量。结果表明，进取动机能准确预测MC，而回避动机与MC呈负相关。在研究2中，参与者在进取或回避动机条件下解决MC问题。分析显示，进取动机条件下的MC高于回避动机条件。在研究3中，参与者被进一步要求在以下条件之一中解决MC问题：进取-成功/进取-失败/回避-成功/回避-失败。再次观察到进取动机比回避动机的有益效果。此外，“无结果”（做某事失败）的经历提高了个体的MC表现，并抵消了回避动机对MC的负面影响。这些发现表明，进取动机和“无结果”的经历可能会提高个体的MC表现。
