What is it about?
Artists are more likely to show both psychological vulnerabilities (e.g., stress, anxiety) and resources (e.g., hope, ego resilience) than non-artists. Furthermore, overall creativity, not just in the visual arts, is related to both above average vulnerabilities and resources.
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Why is it important?
Overall, greater psychological vulnerabilities (e.g., stress or anxiety) are associated with fewer psychological resources (e.g., well-being, hope). The importance of this research is that it shows this does not apply to everyone; one in four individuals have average vulnerabilities and resources and another one in ten have moderately high vulnerabilities and moderately high resources. Future research will have to address whether creativity can help develop psychological resources that could address potential vulnerabilities.
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This page is a summary of: Patterns of psychological vulnerabilities and resources in artists and nonartists., Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts, February 2022, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/aca0000309.
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