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and agreeableness. Most researchers admit that personality traits are major factors
determining creative achievements of an individual (Wolfradt, Pretz, 2001; Huang, Zhang,
2001; Leung, Chiu, 2008; Pociūtė, Isiūnaitė, 2011). Researchers mention such personality
traits as autonomousness, openness to new experiences, doubts on accepted norms and
standards, self-confidence, motivation and impulsiveness. They also include prone to non
conformism, originality and individuality.
When analysing the impact of personality traits on creative expression it should be noted
that one of the major traits determining creativity is openness (Wolfradt, Pretz, 2001;
Huang, Zhang, 2001; Leung, Chiu, 2008). Openness signifies innovation receptivity,
inquisitiveness, interaction with the surrounding environment, creative thinking, using
unconventional methods, openness to challenges and the ability to generate new ideas
(Barrick, Mount, 1991). However, open-minded people are less reserved, they boldly
express their opinion, are not afraid to take unconventional decisions, are creative when
performing typical tasks, like to deepen their knowledge and apply them in certain activities
(King et al., 2005) and are oriented to diverse activities. The research results show that in
terms of statistics openness is significantly related to creativity and can be significant when
forecasting its manifestation. We can make a presumption that individuals who have higher
level estimates of openness are distinguished for higher creativity, unconventional thinking
and original solutions. This was proved by the research results obtained by B. Pociūtė and V.
Isiūnaitė (2011), which show that open-minded individuals usually creatively seek
information and use various tools and measures to gain new information, they seek the
freedom of expression in their activities (as well as in their creative processes) and are
prone to self-expression. N. Entwistle (1988) (quoted by Prabhu et. al., 2008) discovered
that openness to experience is related to creativity, since it encourages an individual to see
things from a different perspective, which as a result stimulates the task performance and
an intrinsic motivation of an individual. Some authors emphasize that everyday creativity
particularly closely interfaces with intelligence and openness to experience (Grucza,
Goldberg, 2007), while the latter one is related to divergent thinking and the results of
creative activities (Sanchez-Ruiz et. al., 2011). When analysing the impact of extraversion on
creative expression the research results show that extraversion is related to searches for
information, a socially active lifestyle and the involvement into activities (McCrae, Costa,
1991; Costa, McCrae, 1995). However, extroverts spend more time communicating with
others, they use various activity methods and techniques, are not afraid of risks and seek for
the highest result. This allows us to make a presumption that extraversion is important in
some particular creative activities when seeking for self-expression in a creative process.
According to the research results, it is evident that individuals with a higher level of
extroversion are more creative (Pociūtė, Isiūnaitė, 2011). However, since creative
expression of an individual is related to his activeness (social as well) it should be noted that
during creative activities extroverted individuals can be characterized by a positive
emotionality and focusing on the information causing positive emotions (Pacevičius, 2005),
which impacts their active engagement in creating and generating new ideas, original
thinking and making unconventional solutions. W. Johnson, T.J. Bouchard (2014) asserts
that the interface between creativity and extraversion is possible due to divergent thinking
and fluency (Batey, Furnham, 2006), which are respectively interfaced with intellectual
abilities, the desire and ability to think and get involved into experiences exceeding the
limits of conventional thinking. However, when assessing the impact of extraversion on the
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