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Enhancing Creativity through Exercise in Organizational Settings: The Effects of Exercise on Creativity and the Role of Mood as a Mediator

Gormas, Laura E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1510581281278405

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2014, Master of Arts (M.A.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Previous research has revealed an undeniable relationship between exercise and mood; that is, exercise has been shown numerous times to enhance mood (e.g., Berger & Owen, 1988). Moreover, research in the field of creativity has revealed a connection between mood and creativity (e.g., Isen & Daubman, 1984), including a causal effect of enhanced mood on greater displays of creativity (Richards, 1994; Shapiro & Weisbert, 1990). As creativity is an important employee quality in an ever-changing corporate world, the purpose of the present research was to expand on these two well-established relationships between exercise and mood and mood and creativity to explore the direct relation between exercise and creativity. The establishment of direct relationships between exercise and the enhancement of qualities such as creativity that are highly valued in organizations may make an important case for the immediate benefits of exercise and of the implementation of corporate wellness programs. Results of the present study failed to reveal a relationship between recency of exercise and level of creativity. However, a positive correlation between frequency of exercise (hours per week) and positive affectivity was revealed. Given the robust field of research displaying the positive effects of exercise and the small sample of research linking exercise to enhanced creativity, future research on this possible link is warranted.
Morell Mullins, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
56 p.
Psychology
creativity; exercise; wellness programs;

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  • Gormas, L. E. (2014). Enhancing Creativity through Exercise in Organizational Settings: The Effects of Exercise on Creativity and the Role of Mood as a Mediator [Master's thesis, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1510581281278405

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gormas, Laura. Enhancing Creativity through Exercise in Organizational Settings: The Effects of Exercise on Creativity and the Role of Mood as a Mediator . 2014. Xavier University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1510581281278405.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gormas, Laura. "Enhancing Creativity through Exercise in Organizational Settings: The Effects of Exercise on Creativity and the Role of Mood as a Mediator ." Master's thesis, Xavier University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1510581281278405

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