Relation of Dogmatism to Creativity: Origence and Intellectence

Abstract

The relationship between creativity and dogmatism requires clarification since several studies have reported conflicting results. 30 psychology evening class students completed Rokeach Dogmatism Scales and scales M-1 through M-4 for Welsh's Origence and Intellectence based typology on the MMPI. Dogmatism correlated .44 and .39 with scales M-1 and M-3 and −.33 and −.34 for M-2 and M-4, respectively. The correlation between dogmatism and intellectence (a concrete-abstract dimension) was −.61, while that between dogmatism and origence (preference for structured vs unstructured stimuli) was .02. Dogmatism, therefore, appears to be related to a concrete-abstract dimension of creativity.