Further Evidence That Creativity and Innovation Are Inhibited by Conservative Thinking: Analyses of the 2016 Presidential Election

Autor/inn/en	Runco, Mark A.; Acar, Selcuk; Cayirdag, Nur
Titel	Further Evidence That Creativity and Innovation Are Inhibited by Conservative Thinking: Analyses of the 2016 Presidential Election
Quelle	In: Creativity Research Journal, 29 (2017) 3, S.331-336 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-0419
DOI	10.1080/10400419.2017.1360069
Schlagwörter	Creativity; Innovation; Elections; Political Campaigns; Political Attitudes; Voting; Racial Differences; Intellectual Property + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreativität; Election; Wahl; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Abstimmung; Rassenunterschied; Geistiges Eigentum
Abstract	The investigation replicated and extended previous research showing a negative relationship between conservatism and creative accomplishment. Conservatism was estimated, as in previous research, from voting patterns. The voting data used here were from the 2016 US Presidential election. The number of patents granted per county in the United States was used as estimate of creative and innovative accomplishment. Using a 2-level multilevel approach, in which state-level influences are taken into consideration, various control variables were tested, including socioeconomic status (SES), education, income, and diversity. The results confirmed a negative relationship between conservatism and the number of patents granted. Therefore, in counties and states with high conservatism, fewer patents were granted, even after controlling for SES and population. Patents were positively related to racial diversity and education. Practical implications include the benefits of liberal thinking outside of the political arena. Liberal thinking is very likely associated with flexibility, tolerance, and openness, and according to the present results, creative accomplishment. Limitations of the research and future directions are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01