Proneness for psychological flow in everyday life: Associations with personality and intelligence

Ullén, Fredrik; Manzano, Örjan de; Almeida, Rita; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Nakamura, Jeanne; Csíkszentmihályi, Mihály; Madison, Guy

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.10.003

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“…The relationship found between verbal fluency, flow and GPA is probably not due solely to intelligence (intelligent people have better verbal abilities, doing better in school and having more flow experiences), since previous research revealed no connection between flow and general cognitive ability (Ullen et al, 2012), and flow has been shown to contribute to GPA independently of basic abilities, such as verbal intelligence (Engeser & Rheinberg, 2008). However, (verbal) intelligence was found to be associated with verbal fluency (Bolter, Long, & Wagner, 1983) such as that the VF task discriminates better among individuals with low verbal intelligence regardless of lesion location.…”

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The Relationship Between Executive Functions and Flow in Learning

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Rijavec²,

Olčar³

2016

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Abstract:The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between executive functions and flow experiences in learning. Female college students assessed their flow in learning activities and performed phonemic verbal fluency task (PVF) and a lexical Stroop task. Flow in learning was associated with performance on the PVF task, but not with the lexical Stroop task. In addition, flow in learning mediated the effects of verbal fluency performance on the Grade Point Average (GPA), while inhibition and controlled selective attention measured by the lexical Stroop test had direct effects on the GPA. Results suggested that the better executive functions embodied in verbal fluency task are cognitive correlates of flow. The results are also in line with the neurobiological model of flow pointing to brain regions that are suggested to be involved in language processing and the prefrontal brain region.

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The Relationship Between Executive Functions and Flow in Learning

Golub

Rijavec²,

Olčar³

2016

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“…Flow proneness was measured with the Swedish Flow Proneness Questionnaire (SFPQ; Ullén et al, 2012), which consists of three subscales: work (if participant worked), leisure, and maintenance with seven items each responded to on a five-point Likert scale ('Never' to 'Every, or almost every day'). Here, an additional subscale was added (music flow) consisting of seven items specifically assessing flow in the music domain, while flow proneness in leisure was measured specifically excluding playing an instrument or singing.…”

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Personality related traits as predictors of music practice: Underlying environmental and genetic influences

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Ullén

Mosing

2015

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“…The authors also suggest that the ecstasy of fl ow might be part of the human reward system. Ullen et al ( 2012 ) studied fl ow-proneness in association with personality and intelligence, shedding light on the reported variability in likelihood of people experiencing fl ow. Would those more prone to negative emotions report fewer experiences of fl ow?…”

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Towards a Neurobiological Understanding of Reduced Self-Awareness During Flow: An Occupational Science Perspective

Sadlo

2016

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Advances in neurobiology, including brain-scanning and physiological measurements, can now be applied to enhance our understanding of reduced self-awareness, one of fl ow's core symptoms. It throws light on optimal experience, since self-forgetting links to fl ow's positive affect, a paradox in such a highly selfaware species. This chapter synthesises empirical studies into self-awareness, and how it is down-regulated during task performance. A breakthrough was the identification of a specifi c neuronal network for self-awareness, discovered during brain mapping of goal-directed tasks. The network becomes active whenever tasks end, rather like a default. Evidence suggests that deep engagement in skilled (fl ow-like) activities dampens the network, relating somewhat to earlier concepts of hypofrontality. An occupational science perspective proposes that participation in complex activities may reduce the weight of our extreme self-awareness. The human propensity to 'occupy' ourselves through a range of activities, such as the arts, can be a major mechanism for stress-reduction. Early twentieth century observations of the restorative function of being occupied transformed into the profession of occupational therapy, arguably originally a kind of 'fl ow therapy'.

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Proneness for psychological flow in everyday life: Associations with personality and intelligence

Cited by 204 publications

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The Relationship Between Executive Functions and Flow in Learning

The Relationship Between Executive Functions and Flow in Learning

Personality related traits as predictors of music practice: Underlying environmental and genetic influences

Towards a Neurobiological Understanding of Reduced Self-Awareness During Flow: An Occupational Science Perspective

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