Vulnerability to Psychopathology and Creativity: The Role of Approach-Avoidance Motivation and Novelty Seeking (2024)

Baas, M., Nijstad, B. A., Koen, J., Boot, N. C., & De Dreu, C. K. W. (2020). Vulnerability to Psychopathology and Creativity: The Role of Approach-Avoidance Motivation and Novelty Seeking. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 14(3), 334-352. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000223

Baas, Matthijs ; Nijstad, Bernard A. ; Koen, Jessie et al. / Vulnerability to Psychopathology and Creativity : The Role of Approach-Avoidance Motivation and Novelty Seeking. In: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 2020 ; Vol. 14, No. 3. pp. 334-352.

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Baas, M, Nijstad, BA, Koen, J, Boot, NC & De Dreu, CKW 2020, 'Vulnerability to Psychopathology and Creativity: The Role of Approach-Avoidance Motivation and Novelty Seeking', Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 334-352. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000223

Vulnerability to Psychopathology and Creativity: The Role of Approach-Avoidance Motivation and Novelty Seeking. / Baas, Matthijs; Nijstad, Bernard A.; Koen, Jessie et al.
In: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Vol. 14, No. 3, 08.2020, p. 334-352.

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Baas M, Nijstad BA, Koen J, Boot NC, De Dreu CKW. Vulnerability to Psychopathology and Creativity: The Role of Approach-Avoidance Motivation and Novelty Seeking. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 2020 Aug;14(3):334-352. doi: 10.1037/aca0000223