Category Archives: Affect

Collaborating across Cultures – Cultural Metacognition and Trust in Creative Collaboration

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

We propose that managers adept at thinking about their cultural assumptions (cultural metacognition) are more likely than others to develop affect-based trust in their relationships with people from different cultures, enabling creative collaboration. Study 1, a multi-rater assessment of managerial … Continue reading →

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Disruptive Behaviors and Creativity in Childhood – The Importance of Affect Regulation

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Giorgio Bertini

This study examined the role of affect regulation and negative affect expression in the relationship between disruptive behaviors and creativity. Seventy 6- to 10-year-old children completed measures to assess divergent thinking and affect expression in fantasy play. Parents completed measures … Continue reading →

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Product Inventors and Creativity – The Finer Dimensions of Enjoyment

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Giorgio Bertini

Four product inventors and 2 control participants were interviewed intensively about their creative process and given a series of personality assessments. The inventors expressed a profound level of emotional experience as part of their creative process. Though many emotions were … Continue reading →