Bipolar disorders and creativity: the roles of ambition, effort-based decision-making, and exploration
The findings suggest the mechanisms underlying creativity may not inherently differ for those with BD compared to controls. Ambition, especially when combined with effort and willingness, drives creative accomplishments. Strategic use of exploration versus exploitation was associated with greater creativity among less ambitious individuals without BD. A nuanced, multivariate approach is needed to understand the bipolar-creativity relationship across cultures. Study limitations included small sample size and over-representation of female participants.
Authors
- Luke Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1103-2422)
- Erin E. Michalak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-6527)
- Chong Ho Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2617-4853)
- Samson Tse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9003-1086)
- Kiana Modavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6261-197X)
- Winnie Yuen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3557-7515)
- Manon L. Ironside (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7593-230X)
- Sheri L. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9945-4816)
- Iris Po Yee Lo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2499-1702)
Institutions
- Vancouver Coastal Health (CA)
- Hawaii Pacific University (US)
- Greo (CA)
- Hong Kong Shue Yan University (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1505314
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12