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Creativity — self-perceptions over time
Author(s)	Irene C Reed
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 60, no 1, 2005
Pages	pp 1-18
Source	http://baywood.com
Keywords	Painting ; Cognitive processes ; Life span ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	While many quantitative studies on creativity show decline with advancing age, there is some evidence that creativity may change qualitatively over time. The purpose of this study is to elucidate self-perceived changes in creativity over the life span. 21 adults aged 53 to 75, including working or retired visual artists, participated in the study. 10 of the artists were interviewed in depth regarding the perception of their own creativity over time. Another 11 artists participated in two separate focus groups. All of the participants represented their perceived creativity using an adaptation of the Creative Life-Line Curve (CLLC; Romanuk et al, 1983). Findings indicated that participants do not perceive a decline in creativity with age. In-depth analysis of the interviews included qualitative coding to establish a number of themes that permeated the self-perceptions regarding changes in creativity over time. These themes were found to exemplify many of the concepts inherent in the life-span developmental perspective. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050415203 A
Classmark	H7: DA: BG6: 3F: 7T
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