Abstract
<p>Temperament reflects biologically rooted patterns of emotional and behavioral reactivity, yet the mechanisms through which temperament dispositions become specific higher-order experiential orientations remain unclear. This study examined whether creativity mediates the relationship between temperament and noctcaelador – psychological attachment to the night sky. Participants (N = 168) completed the EAS Temperament Survey, Scale of Creative Attributes and Behavior (SCAB), and Noctcaelador Inventory-4. Noctcaelador was positively associated with the SCAB Creative Engagement (r = .27, p &lt; .01) and Spontaneity (r = .31, p &lt; .01) scales but showed no direct associations with temperament in correlations or simultaneous regression analyses controlling for age and gender. Parallel mediation models indicated that the EAS Activity scale predicted noctcaelador indirectly through the SCAB Creative Engagement (B = .09, 95% CI [.013, .193]) and Spontaneity (B = .13, 95% CI [.046, .236]) scales. Findings support a process-oriented account in which noctcaelador emerges through the creative modulation of activation rather than direct temperament effects.</p>