The relationship between stressors and creativity: a meta-analysis examining competing theoretical models

Byron, Kristin; Khazanchi, Shalini; Nazarian, Deborah

doi:10.1037/a0017868

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The relationship between stressors and creativity: a meta-analysis examining competing theoretical models

Byron, Kristin, Khazanchi, Shalini, Nazarian, Deborah·2010·Journal of Applied Psychology

DOI 10.1037/a0017868

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Competing theoretical models and equivocal evidence leave unanswered questions regarding stressors' effect on creativity. The present meta-analysis of 76 experimental studies (including 82 independent samples) aims to clarify this association and identify factors that may explain differences between studies. Our results suggest that the effect of stressors on creative performance depends on how stress-inducing the stressor is and what type of stress is induced. We found a curvilinear relationship between evaluative stress and creativity such that low evaluative contexts increased creative performance over control conditions, whereas highly evaluative contexts decreased creative performance. We found a linearly negative relationship between uncontrollability and creativity such that more uncontrollability decreased creative performance. The results suggest that stressors' effect on creativity is more complex than previously assumed and points to the need for understanding boundary conditions that shed light on inconsistent findings.

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Authors: Byron, K., Khazanchi, S., & Nazarian, D.
Affiliations: Syracuse University (US)
Rochester Institute of Technology (US)
Venue: Journal of Applied Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2010-01
Volume: 95
Issue: 1
Pages: 201-212
ISSN: 0021-9010 (ISSN-L)
1939-1854
DOI: 10.1037/a0017868
OpenAlex: W1966602601
Cited by: 491
References: 107
Citations by year: 2026: 28 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 45 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 18
FWCI: 22.47
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Keywords: stress, creativity, creative performance, uncontrollability, curvilinear relationship, boundary conditions
MeSH terms: Creativity, Employee Performance Appraisal, Humans, Life Change Events, Psychological Theory, Workplace

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