Improving creativity performance by short-term meditation

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作者
Ding, Xiaoqian [1 ]
Tang, Yi-Yuan [2 ,3 ]
Tang, Rongxiang [4 ]
Posner, Michael I. [3 ]
机构
[1] Dalian Univ Technol, Inst Neuroinformat & Lab Body & Mind, Dalian, Peoples R China
[2] Texas Tech Univ, Dept Psychol, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA
[3] Univ Oregon, Dept Psychol, Eugene, OR 97403 USA
[4] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Psychol, Austin, TX 78705 USA
关键词
Creativity; Emotion; Positive affect; Negative affect; Short-term meditation; Integrative body-mind training; Cross-lagged analysis; POSITIVE AFFECT; EMOTION REGULATION; CORTICAL FUNCTION; TORRANCE TESTS; NEGATIVE MOOD; MINDFULNESS; ATTENTION; FLEXIBILITY; ACHIEVEMENT; ANXIETY;
D O I
10.1186/1744-9081-10-9
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Background: One form of meditation intervention, the integrative body-mind training (IBMT) has been shown to improve attention, reduce stress and change self-reports of mood. In this paper we examine whether short-term IBMT can improve performance related to creativity and determine the role that mood may play in such improvement. Methods: Forty Chinese undergraduates were randomly assigned to short-term IBMT group or a relaxation training (RT) control group. Mood and creativity performance were assessed by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) questionnaire respectively. Results: As predicted, the results indicated that short-term (30 min per day for 7 days) IBMT improved creativity performance on the divergent thinking task, and yielded better emotional regulation than RT. In addition, cross-lagged analysis indicated that both positive and negative affect may influence creativity in IBMT group (not RT group). Conclusions: Our results suggested that emotion-related creativity-promoting mechanism may be attributed to short-term meditation.
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