Improving creativity performance by short-term meditation

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dc.creatorDing, Xiaoqian
dc.creatorTang, Yi Yuan (TTU)
dc.creatorTang, Rongxiang
dc.creatorPosner, Michael I.
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T18:05:05Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T18:05:05Z
dc.date.issued2014
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dc.description.abstractBackground: One form of meditation intervention, the integrative body-mind training (IBMT) has been shown to improve attention, reduce stress and change self-reports of mood. In this paper we examine whether short-term IBMT can improve performance related to creativity and determine the role that mood may play in such improvement.Methods: Forty Chinese undergraduates were randomly assigned to short-term IBMT group or a relaxation training (RT) control group. Mood and creativity performance were assessed by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) questionnaire respectively.Results: As predicted, the results indicated that short-term (30 min per day for 7 days) IBMT improved creativity performance on the divergent thinking task, and yielded better emotional regulation than RT. In addition, cross-lagged analysis indicated that both positive and negative affect may influence creativity in IBMT group (not RT group).Conclusions: Our results suggested that emotion-related creativity-promoting mechanism may be attributed to short-term meditation. © 2014 Ding et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.identifier.citationDing, X., Tang, Y.-Y., Tang, R., & Posner, M.I.. 2014. Improving creativity performance by short-term meditation. Behavioral and Brain Functions, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-9081-10-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1744-9081-10-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/95021
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectCreativity
dc.subjectCross-lagged analysis
dc.subjectEmotion
dc.subjectIntegrative body-mind training
dc.subjectNegative affect
dc.subjectPositive affect
dc.subjectShort-term meditation
dc.titleImproving creativity performance by short-term meditation
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