A ‘Life Story’ Theory of Creativity: How childhood and midlife experiences may link on our eudaimonic journey.

Worth, Piers and Smith, Matthew D. (2018) A ‘Life Story’ Theory of Creativity: How childhood and midlife experiences may link on our eudaimonic journey. In: https://www.meaning.ca/2017/12/10th-biennial-international-meaning-conference-vancouver/, August 2nd - August 5th 2018, Vancouver. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This paper explores how childhood experience, both positive or negative, might become “seeds” or earliest sources of subsequent creative activity in adult life. This is based on analysis of Ph.D. research data (Worth, 2000) and a case study in progress on the life of C. S. Lewis. The paper indicates contributions from influential adults and mentors during development as the sources of changes to personal and creative development. The dynamics observed within individual development reflected Wong’s (2012a) “PURE” and “ABCDE” model, and Wong and Worth’s (2017) paper on the Deep and Wide Hypothesis.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keywords: Psychology
Depositing User: RED Unit Admin
Date Deposited: 11 Mar 2022 10:11
Last Modified: 11 Mar 2022 10:11
URI: https://bnu.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17690

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