New research suggests there is a link between childhood adversity and creative experiences. According to a study published in Frontiers in Psychology,performing artists who experienced more abuse, neglect or family dysfunction in childhood tend to have a more intense creative process.
“We began this study approximately fifteen years ago. The notion that artists and performing artist suffered more pathology, including bipolar, disorder troubled us. No one seemed willing to also include the effects of early childhood adversity and adult trauma and its influence on creativity and psychopathology,” explained study author Paula Thomson, a professor at California State University, Northridge.
“This study reflects years of dedicated research. In general, the performing artists in our sample who experienced a high amount of trauma may suffer more pathology but they also thrive with heightened flow experiences and value the creative process as a healing and meaningful component in their lives.”
[For more on this story by ERIC W. DOLAN, go to http://www.psypost.org/2018/05...ve-experiences-51152]
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