Personality Assessment of Creative Artists (1977)

Investigator: Stephen Amos

Population: Visual Artists

Identification method: Creative artists defined as individuals whose specific areas of creative endeavor were painting, printmaking, drawing or sculpting. Criteria for inclusion in study based on point system with points awarded based on training, exhibited output, and income from works sold. Participants sought by contacting artists affiliated with art associations, art galleries, museums, or universities within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sampling procedure: All willing participants were screened for inclusion in the data set, based on point system.

N and Response rate: N=120. Response rate unavailable in works reviewed.

Publication: Amos, S. 1978. "Personality Differences between Established and Less-Established Male and Female Creative Artists." Journal of Personality Assessment, 42(4): 374-377.

Summary: This psychological study examined gender differences in creativity. Personality variables were described using the California Psychological Inventory for 60 male and 60 female creative artists.