Linking Hope and Emotional Creativity: Meditational Role of Positive Affect

Dhruvata Sharma; Dr. Roopa Mathur

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| Published: September 25, 2016

Linking Hope and Emotional Creativity: Meditational Role of Positive Affect

Dhruvata Sharma

Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, The IIS University, Jaipur, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Dr. Roopa Mathur

Professor, Department of Psychology, The IIS University, Jaipur, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.044/20160304

DOI: 10.25215/0304.044

ABSTRACT

The study was conducted to examine a potential link between Hope and Emotional creativity (EC). In this context, Positive affect (PA) was explored as a mediator in the relationship between aforementioned variables. A sample of 300 undergraduate students from different streams namely- Fine arts, Fashion & Jewellery designing, Advertising and Conventional courses (B.A, B.Sc., B.Com.) was selected for the purpose. The results revealed that there was a significant positive correlation between Hope and EC (r = 0.121, p< 0.05); Hope and PA (r = 0.446, p< 0.01) and PA and EC (r= 0.194, p< 0.01). Regression analyses and Sobel- z test were used to test the research hypotheses. Mediation analyses revealed that Positive affect fully mediated the pathway between Hope and Emotional creativity.

Keywords

Hope, Positive Affect, Emotion, Creativity, Emotional Creativity

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How to cite this article: D Sharma, R Mathur (2016), Linking Hope and Emotional Creativity: Meditational Role of Positive Affect. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 3 (4), DIP: 18.01.044/20160304,DOI: 10.25215/0304.044