Imagination Cognition and Personality

Self-Reported Drug Use and Creativity: (Re)Establishing Layperson Myths

Using factor analysis and structural equation modelling on self-reported legal, illegal and psychotropic drug use and four creativity measures (controlling for openness to experience), the study found that openness was the strongest predictor of creativity, although self-reported drug use produced small but significant incremental effects. The authors interpret these residual effects as likely reflecting expectancy/placebo influences rather than clear pharmacological enhancement.

Published

October 28, 2014

Journal

Imagination Cognition and Personality

Authors

Humphrey, D. E., Mckay, A. S., Primi, R., Kaufman, J. C.