Dark, gray, or bright creativity? (Re)investigating the link between creativity and dishonesty

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Dark, gray, or bright creativity? (Re)investigating the link between creativity and dishonesty. / Ścigała, Karolina A; Schild, Christoph; Zettler, Ingo.

I: European Journal of Personality, Bind 36, Nr. 1, 2022, s. 108-129.

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Ścigała, KA, Schild, C & Zettler, I 2022, 'Dark, gray, or bright creativity? (Re)investigating the link between creativity and dishonesty', European Journal of Personality, bind 36, nr. 1, s. 108-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070211010993

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Ścigała, K. A., Schild, C., & Zettler, I. (2022). Dark, gray, or bright creativity? (Re)investigating the link between creativity and dishonesty. European Journal of Personality, 36(1), 108-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070211010993

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Ścigała KA, Schild C, Zettler I. Dark, gray, or bright creativity? (Re)investigating the link between creativity and dishonesty. European Journal of Personality. 2022;36(1):108-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070211010993

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Ścigała, Karolina A ; Schild, Christoph ; Zettler, Ingo. / Dark, gray, or bright creativity? (Re)investigating the link between creativity and dishonesty. I: European Journal of Personality. 2022 ; Bind 36, Nr. 1. s. 108-129.

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