Publication Type

Encyclopaedia

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

11-2017

Abstract

Creativity, commonly defined as a production of novel and useful ideas, has long been considered as a type of individual difference that is highly associated with personality traits and intellectual intelligence, which cannot be changed easily. Recently, it has been demonstrated that creativity can occur as a result of cognitive, emotional, and motivational processes that are driven by intercultural experiences, which can be acquired. In line with the creative cognition approach, individuals with direct intercultural experiences exhibit higher individual creativity. Specifically, those who adopt biculturalism as their acculturation strategy and develop a high level of integration between their bicultural identities can reap the creative benefit of their intercultural experiences. Individuals with indirect intercultural experiences also exhibit higher creativity, and the underlying psychological mechanisms are the use of a comparison mindset and perceived cultural distance between the cultures. Advantageous features of intercultural experiences for enhancing individual creativity are discussed.

Keywords

bicultural integration, biculturalism, creative cognition, creativity, intercultural experience, intercultural relationship

Discipline

Multicultural Psychology | Social Psychology

Research Areas

Psychology

Publication

International encyclopedia of intercultural communication

Editor

Y. Y. Kim, & K. McKay-Semmier

ISBN

9781118783948

Identifier

10.1002/9781118783665.ieicc0056

Publisher

Wiley

City or Country

Hoboken, NJ

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118783665.ieicc0056

Download

Share

COinS