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    dc.contributor.authorMiskolczi, Bernadett-
    dc.contributor.authorKollár, Dávid-
    dc.contributor.authorKollár, József-
    dc.contributor.authorZenovitz, Lili-
    dc.date.accessioned2026-04-27T08:23:15Z-
    dc.date.available2026-04-27T08:23:15Z-
    dc.date.issued2025-
    dc.identifier.citationCreativity. Theories – Research – Applications, Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2025, pp. 75-101pl
    dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11320/20187-
    dc.description.abstractIn our paper, we investigate whether there is a relationship between well-being and adaptive-convergent and exaptive-divergent thinking. In other words, the central question of our paper is to what extent different coping strategies, borrowed from evolutionary biology, influence the level of subjective well-being during the coronavirus pandemic. For the empirical examination of our question, we collected data from 998 individuals, representing the Hungarian population over 18 years of age. To examine the relationships between the factors under investigation, we built four regression models. Our results show that well-being is enhanced by both adaptive-convergent (logical, systematic) and exaptivedivergent (creative, innovative) thinking. Remarkably, these cognitive strategies had a stronger effect on well-being in terms of standardized beta coefficients than age, sex, and even relationship status, highlighting their crucial role in promoting subjective well-being. This relationship is valid even when the effects of the coronavirus epidemic on well-being are excluded, and divergent thinking also helps to make people less affected by the pandemic. These findings underscore the importance of cultivating cognitive flexibility and the capacity to engage in both systematic problem-solving and creative exploration for maintaining and enhancing well-being, particularly in the face of major societal challenges.pl
    dc.description.sponsorshipDávid Kollár received professional support for this study within the framework of the University Excellence Scholarship Programme (code EKÖP-24), funded by the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation.pl
    dc.language.isoenpl
    dc.publisherUniversity of Białystokpl
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    dc.subjectSubjective well-being adaptationpl
    dc.subjectexaptationpl
    dc.subjectconvergent thinkingpl
    dc.subjectdivergent thinkingpl
    dc.subjectcoronavirus pandemicpl
    dc.titleNavigating the Pandemic: How Thinking Strategies Shape Well-Being. The Relationship Between Subjective Well-being and Adaptive-convergent and Exaptive-divergent Thinking During the Coronavirus Pandemicpl
    dc.typeArticlepl
    dc.rights.holder© 2025 Bernadett Miskolczi, Dávid Kollár, József Kollár, Lili Zenovitz, published by University of Białystokpl
    dc.rights.holderThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.pl
    dc.identifier.doi10.2478/ctra-2025-0004-
    dc.description.EmailDávid Kollár: kollaardavid@gmail.compl
    dc.description.AffiliationBernadett Miskolczi - University of Pécs – Applied Ontology Research Group, Szekszárd, Hungarypl
    dc.description.AffiliationDávid Kollár - Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Hungarypl
    dc.description.AffiliationJózsef Kollár - University of Pécs – Applied Ontology Research Group, Szekszárd, Hungarypl
    dc.description.AffiliationLili Zenovitz - Századvég Foundation, Budapest, Hungary; University of Pécs – Applied Ontology Research Group, Szekszárd, Hungarypl
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