Role of perceived passion in temporary creativity

Abstract

In temporary creativity the interpersonal affective aspects are important sources of social information and determinants of the creative process. To shed light on the affective aspects of temporary creativity, this study investigated dyadic passion, consisting of cognitive and affective passion, as a driver of temporary creativity in a dyad as well as the relationship between temporary creativity and creative performance in a dyad. The proposed research model was tested using a dataset of 126 dyads collected from 13 creative events using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The empirical results showed that both dyadic cognitive and affective passion are positively related to creativity in a dyad. The results also showed that creativity and creative performance in a dyad are positively and significantly linked. Thereby, this study sheds light on the role of dyadic passion in temporary creativity and suggests theoretical and practical implications for research on passion and creativity.