Flow and Its Affective, Cognitive, and Performance-Related Consequences
Flow and Its Affective, Cognitive, and Performance-Related Consequences
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10.1007/978-1-4614-2359-1_4
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2012-01-01
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Keller, Johannes
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作者:
Landhaeusser, Anne;Keller, Johannes
This chapter focuses on the specific autotelic quality and the affective, cognitive, and performance-related consequences of the flow experience. Research findings documenting a positive relationship between skills-demands compatibility (the central precondition of flow experiences) and components of an autotelic experience (intrinsic motivation, enjoyment, and involvement) are discussed. Besides, possible consequences of flow experiences are addressed. A review of currently available findings indicates that flow may foster positive affect and even lead to enhanced performance. Unfortunately, the findings, which are mostly correlational in nature, do not provide conclusive evidence regarding the consequences related to flow experiences-reflecting the fact that the empirical analysis of flow experiences is quite complex. Important intricacies of flow research and theorizing and their implications are discussed-specifically, the lack of methods to test for causal effects of flow experiences and the tendency to equate flow experience with skills-demands compatibility.