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Creativity for the group: distinctive feminists engage in divergent thinking when acting on behalf of women
This is the final version. Available on open access from SAGE Publications via the DOI in this recordFor feminists, a core goal is to promote the interests of women as a group. Across three studies,
we examined whether the pursuit of such goals can lead feminists to use more divergent thinking
styles. We measured identification with feminists, and identification with women, and
manipulated the extent to which a divergent thinking task was congruent with the goal of
promoting women’s interests. Results showed that - when given the opportunity to promote the
interests of women - feminist identification is associated with greater divergent thinking. This
effect was observed only amongst feminists who identified less strongly with women as a group
(“distinctive feminists”). We conclude that distinctive feminists draw on divergent thinking to
promote the interests of women as a group