Fantasy Proneness,Creative Capacity,and Styles of Creativity

Abstract

The Creativity Styles Questionnaire–Revised was used to measure graduate psychology students' (N = 173) self-perceptions of creative capacity and styles of creativity (beliefs about and strategies for going about being creative). Participants also completed the Inventory of Childhood Memories and Imaginings, a self-report measure of Fantasy Proneness. The Self-perceived Creative Capacity and Fantasy Proneness scores were significantly correlated (r = .36, p<.001), and these scores were positively correlated with the styles subscale scores of Belief in Unconscious Processes, Use of Techniques, Use of Senses, and negatively correlated with Final Product Orientation. Also, the Fantasy Proneness scores were positively correlated with the Superstition scores and the Environmental Control and Behavioral Self-regulation scores.