Mercier Maxence, Vinchon Florent, Pichot Nicolas, Bonetto Eric, Bonnardel Nathalie, Girandola Fabien, Lubart Todd
Université de Paris and Univ Gustave Eiffel, LaPEA, Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
Aix-Marseille University, Center for Research on the Psychology of Cognition, Language and Emotion, Marseille, France.
Front Psychol. 2021 Jan 18;11:601150. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.601150. eCollection 2020.
In many countries, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a period of lockdown that impacted individuals' lifestyles, in both professional and personal spheres. New problems and challenges arose, as well as opportunities. Numerous studies have examined the negative effects of lockdown measures, but few have attempted to shine light on the potential positive effects that may come out of these measures. We focused on one particular positive outcome that might have emerged from lockdown: creativity. To this end, this paper compared self-reported professional creativity (Pro-C) and everyday creativity (little-c) before and during lockdown, using a questionnaire-based study conducted on a French sample ( = 1266). We expected participants to be more creative during than prior to lockdown, in both professional and everyday spheres. Regarding Pro-C, we did not see any significant differences between the two comparison points, before and during lockdown. Regarding everyday creativity, we observed a significant increase during lockdown. Furthermore, our results suggest that participants with a lower baseline creativity (before lockdown) benefited more from the situation than those with a higher initial baseline creativity. Our results provide new insights on the impact of lockdown and its positive outcomes. These measures may have inarguably negative consequences on the physical and mental health of many, but their positive impact exists as well.
在许多国家，新冠疫情导致了一段封锁期，这在职业和个人领域都对人们的生活方式产生了影响。新的问题、挑战以及机遇随之出现。众多研究审视了封锁措施的负面影响，但很少有研究试图揭示这些措施可能产生的潜在积极影响。我们聚焦于封锁可能带来的一个特定积极成果：创造力。为此，本文通过对一个法国样本（ = 1266）进行基于问卷调查的研究，比较了封锁前和封锁期间自我报告的职业创造力（Pro - C）和日常创造力（小c）。我们预期参与者在封锁期间在职业和日常领域都比封锁前更具创造力。关于职业创造力，我们在封锁前和封锁期间这两个比较点之间未发现任何显著差异。关于日常创造力，我们观察到在封锁期间有显著增加。此外，我们的结果表明，基线创造力较低（封锁前）的参与者比初始基线创造力较高的参与者从这种情况中获益更多。我们的结果为封锁的影响及其积极成果提供了新的见解。这些措施无疑可能对许多人的身心健康产生负面影响，但它们的积极影响同样存在。
