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Disrupting the Mad Genius Myth: Emotional Instability Undermines Creative Self- Beliefs Through Lower Subjective Well-Being in Professional Artists

2026-06-07

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<p>The relationship between emotional instability and creativity in professional artists has long been debated and is often framed through the “mad genius” narrative. Although emotional instability has been associated with creativity, it has also been linked to lower life satisfaction and greater psychological distress, suggesting that it may simultaneously support and undermine creativity-related self-perceptions...

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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/n57zk_v2

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