<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper I will attempt to compare two categories of passion and creativity. I will try to answer the question: What has passion got in common with creativity? What is the common denominator and what is different? What is the role of passion in the creative process? Searching for the mechanism of passion and its components is necessary to discover its relation to creativity I will refer to passion psychology (Vallerand, 2015). The basis of my analysis will be the Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al., 2003; Vallerand 2008, 2010, 2015), the concept of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perserverance (Duckworth et al., 2007; Duckworth &amp; Quinn, 2009, Duckworth 2016) and the concept of Flow (Csíkszentmihályi, 1996). In the process of mapping the areas that connect passion with creativity I will refer to four ways of its understanding: creativity as a process, a personality trait complex, a product and the interaction between the creative individual and the context or environment. I will also refer in my comparisons to The four C Model of Creativity (Kaufman &amp; Beghetto 2009).</p></abstract>

In this paper I will attempt to compare two categories of passion and creativity. I will try to answer the question: What has passion got in common with creativity? What is the common denominator and what is different? What is the role of passion in the creative process? Searching for the mechanism of passion and its components is necessary to discover its relation to creativity I will refer to passion psychology (Vallerand, 2015). The basis of my analysis will be the Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al., 2003; Vallerand 2008, 2010, 2015), the concept of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perserverance (Duckworth et al., 2007; Duckworth & Quinn, 2009, Duckworth 2016) and the concept of Flow (Csíkszentmihályi, 1996). In the process of mapping the areas that connect passion with creativity I will refer to four ways of its understanding: creativity as a process, a personality trait complex, a product and the interaction between the creative individual and the context or environment. I will also refer in my comparisons to The four C Model of Creativity (Kaufman & Beghetto 2009).

Passion and Creativity – Together or Separately?

Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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In this paper I will attempt to compare two categories of passion and creativity. I will try to answer the question: What has passion got in common with...

Passion and Creativity – Together or Separately?

Publié en ligne: 25 sept. 2018

Pages: 55 - 71

Reçu: 12 avr. 2018

Accepté: 14 juin 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2018-0004

Mots clés
Passion Creativity Dualistic model of passion Flow Grit

© 2018 Beata Kunat, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Passion and Creativity – Together or Separately?

Publié en ligne: 25 sept. 2018

Pages: 55 - 71

Reçu: 12 avr. 2018

Accepté: 14 juin 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2018-0004

Mots clésPassion Creativity Dualistic model of passion Flow Grit

© 2018 Beata Kunat, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Passion Creativity Dualistic model of passion Flow Grit