1. A Twenty-Five Year Follow-up Study of Ten Exceptionally Creative Adolescent Girls
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Charles E. Schaefer and Donna M. Cangelosi
- Subjects
Adolescent ,Personality Inventory ,Writing ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Personality development ,Developmental psychology ,Creativity ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Child ,General Psychology ,media_common ,Child, Gifted ,05 social sciences ,Five year follow up ,Follow up studies ,050301 education ,Achievement ,Personality Development ,Female ,Aptitude ,Personality Assessment Inventory ,Psychology ,0503 education ,Art ,Follow-Up Studies ,050104 developmental & child psychology - Abstract
A 25-yr. follow-up of 10 women identified as highly creative during adolescence indicated that most believed they had actualized their creative potential to a moderately high degree. However, only one woman stated that creative expression was a dominant life theme and primary commitment. Factors that facilitate and inhibit creativity over a lifetime are discussed.
- Published
- 1991
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