"Researchers tracked 355 adults over 13 days using daily diary surveys and found that professional artists tend to experience negative emotions the morning after their most creative days, even though creativity, while in the process of making art, reliably improves their moment-to-moment feeling states."
"The study, led by researchers Kaile Smith and Jennifer Drake from the Department of Psychology at the graduate center of the city university of new york, split participants into two groups: 202 creative practitioners (people who earn income from creative work, formally study a creative discipline, or devote over 20 weekly hours to serious creative hobbies) and 153 comparison participants (individuals who engage in creative activities at more typical levels)."
"To measure well-being, the researchers used the PERMA framework, a psychological research model that tracks Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment."
A study published in The Journal of Positive Psychology tracked 355 adults over 13 days and identified a pattern called 'creative hangover'—negative emotions experienced the morning after highly creative days. Researchers divided participants into 202 creative practitioners (those earning income from creative work or dedicating significant weekly hours to serious creative hobbies) and 153 comparison participants with typical creative engagement levels. While both groups reported improved well-being during creative activities, professional artists showed a distinct emotional decline the following morning. The research used the PERMA framework to measure well-being across five dimensions: Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment. This finding explains the common artistic experience of feeling depleted and exhausted after completing major projects.
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