ABSTRACT

Investigation of the relationship between creativity and psychopathology has yielded mixed results with few studies investigating the impact of psychopathology on creativity among professional artists. To address this gap, the present study compared 115 living Greek artists, with and without major psychiatric disorder, using self-report questionnaires measuring defense styles (DSQ-40), ego boundaries (BQ-18), and early trauma inventory (ETI-SR-SF). An open-ended exploratory questionnaire inquired about the effects of their psychological issues, upon their creative work. Results showed that artists with psychiatric disorder had thinner ego boundaries, employed more immature defense mechanisms, and reported higher rates of childhood trauma as well as expressing their creative endeavor as a “need” rather than “desire” and relied on their creative work as the sole means of livelihood.

摘要

关于创造力与心理病理学之间关系的调查得出的结果好坏参半，很少有研究调查心理病理学对专业艺术家创造力的影响。为了解决这一差距，本研究使用自我报告调查表对115位在世的希腊艺术家（患有或未患有严重精神疾病）进行了比较，这些问卷测量的是防御方式（DSQ-40），自我边界（BQ-18）和早期创伤库存（ETI- SR-SF）。一份不限成员名额的探索性调查表询问了他们的心理问题对他们的创作的影响。结果表明，患有精神病的艺术家的自我边界更薄，防御机制更不成熟，