Experiments by Kim, Zeppenfeld, and Cohen have provided what may
be the first experimental evidence for sublimation, suggesting a cultural
psychological approach to defense mechanisms. According to the article
published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Protestant men
and women (but not Catholic or Jewish males and females) appeared more likely
to sublimate taboo sexual feelings and desires into creative artwork such as
collages, poems, cartoon captions, and sculptures. And it appeared to be the
forbidden or suppressed nature of the emotion (e.g., anger or unacceptable
sexual desires or damnation-related words) that gave the emotion its creative
power.
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