Does Suspense Spur Or Hamper Consumer Creativity?
Little is known about how mixed emotions influence consumer creativity. Four online experiments find that suspense, a mixed emotion comprising hope and fear, facilitates creativity. Felt conflict arises from experiencing suspense, then a flexible mindset is adopted to reduce the conflict, and eventually this mindset leads to consumer creativity.
Citation:
Sungjun (Steven) Park, Yong J. Hyun, and C. Page Moreau (2016) ,"Does Suspense Spur Or Hamper Consumer Creativity?", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 44, eds. Page Moreau, Stefano Puntoni, and , Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 582-583.
Authors
Sungjun (Steven) Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
Yong J. Hyun, KAIST, Korea
C. Page Moreau, University of Wisconsin, USA
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 44 | 2016
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