Written by leading and emergent experts studying creativity and emotions across a range of disciplines, this Handbook addresses the role of emotions in creativity. It covers existing research and proposes new directions for future research.

"The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Emotions provides a state-of-the-art review of research on the role of emotions in creativity. This volume presents the insights and perspectives of 60 creativity scholars from 13 countries who span multiple disciplines, including developmental, social, and personality psychology; industrial and organizational psychology; neuroscience; education; art therapy, and sociology. It discusses affective processes - emotion states, traits, and emotion abilities - in relation to the creative process, person, and product, as well as two major contexts for expression of creativity: school, and work. It is a go-to source for scholars who need to enhance their understanding of a specific topic relating to creativity and emotion, and it provides students and researchers with a comprehensive introduction to creativity and emotion broadly"--