Source note

Syntes: Valkenburg (1994): the classic review: TV viewing tends to go with less creative imagination, but causation is not established

Källa: Valkenburg, P. M.; van der Voort, T. H. A. (1994). Influence of TV on daydreaming and creative imagination: A review of research. Psychological Bulletin 116(2), 316–339. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.116.2.316

Verified content (abstract (OpenAlex record); full text paywalled, not read, checked 2026-10-14)

Design (abstract): review of stimulation vs reduction hypotheses for TV and daydreaming/creative imagination.
Findings (abstract): weight of evidence favours TV stimulating daydreaming and reducing creative imagination, though decisive causal evidence is lacking.
Limits: pre-internet broadcast TV; narrative review; not causal; says nothing directly about tablets, apps or AI.

Why it is in the library

Added in a targeted search for studies that measure creativity directly (theme: kreativitet), for Jonatan's lecture on creativity, AI and learning.

Metadata as recorded

CRE-008

Tier

review

Creativity measured directly

yes

Titel

Influence of TV on daydreaming and creative imagination: A review of research

Författare

Valkenburg, P. M.; van der Voort, T. H. A.

År

1994 (Psychological Bulletin 116(2), 316–339)

Källa/DOI

https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.116.2.316

URL

https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.116.2.316

Typ

narrative research review (children and adults)

Åldersgrupp

foralder-tidig-barndom;grundskola-lag;overgripande

Teman

kreativitet;analogt-vs-digitalt

Hämtad

2026-10-14

Read

abstract (OpenAlex record); full text paywalled, not read

Tillagd

creativity search 2026-10-14 (requested by Jonatan via Noll); links pending human review