Higher narcissism and task motivation predict more positive self-assessed idea creativity¶

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q2 i? In the final regression model, narcissism and task-related motivation uniquely predicted more positive self-assessment of idea creativity. → Lebuda 2025

Evidence¶

Lebuda 2025¶

Lebuda, I., Hofer, G., & Benedek, M. (2025). Determinants of creative metacognitive monitoring: creativity, personality, and task-related predictors of self-assessed ideas and creative performance. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-025-09432-2

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Hierarchical multiple regression (N = 425) predicting self-assessed idea creativity; because divergent thinking was virtually unrelated to the outcome, the creative-ability step was omitted, and the final model retained narcissism and motivation as unique predictors.

"people with higher narcissism and task-related motivation tended to self-assess their idea creativity more positively."

Discussion¶

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