SEASONAL CHANGES IN MOOD AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY AMONG EMINENT ITALIAN WRITERS

2007 ◽  
Vol 101 (7) ◽  
pp. 771 ◽  
Author(s):  
GIUSEPPE BARBATO
2007 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 771-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Barbato ◽  
Simona Piemontese ◽  
Greta Pastorello

A sample of 33 eminent Italian writers was studied. They were nominees of three of the most important literary Italian awards (Strega, Campiello, and Viareggio). The Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire was mailed to 105 writers during the period October 2003 and January 2004, of whom 39 replied. 33 ( M age = 54.5 yr., SD=12.5; 8 women and 25 men) completed the questionnaire. Among respondents, spring and summer months showed highest ratings of “feel best.” During the summer a decline in creativity was not significant; respondents also reported sleeping least. Scores on the Global Seasonality Score suggested writers appeared to show higher seasonal sensitivity than the general population. Seasonal changes were considered as a problem by a majority of them. Although writers showed high seasonal sensitivity, no significant relationship was found between the seasonal pattern of mood and self-reported creativity.


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2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  

Summer kicking into high gear conjures images of swimming pools and barbeques. But before you book your beach house for the weekend, think about what the changing seasons can mean for you professionally.


2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONAS ORNBORG ◽  
STAFFAN ANDERSSON ◽  
SIMON C. GRIFFITH ◽  
BEN C. SHELDON

1990 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumio Yoshie ◽  
Hirohito Arai ◽  
Hideaki Nakashima ◽  
Shoichi Kawano

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
JL Pinckney ◽  
C Tomas ◽  
DI Greenfield ◽  
K Reale-Munroe ◽  
B Castillo ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Frosh

This paper describes some links between Freud's creative activity in The Interpretation of Dreams and his identification with the biblical figures of Joseph and Moses. In particular, it draws on traditional Jewish thought on the relationship between prophecy and dreaming, and on the characters of Joseph and of Moses. It is argued that The Interpretation of Dreams shows Freud exploring aspects of his gendered and cultural identity and finding a place for himself as a provocative and iconoclastic ‘dreamer’ in the Jewish tradition.


1987 ◽  
Vol 116 (3_Suppl) ◽  
pp. S66-S67
Author(s):  
A. RÜTTEN ◽  
W. WITTKOWSKI ◽  
M. HEWING

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