Social Psychology of Flow: A Situated Framework for Optimal Experience

Boffi, Marco; Riva, Eleonora; Rainisio, Nicola; Inghilleri, Paolo

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“…See Figure 2 and for further details. Authors of reviewed sources posited that flow was more likely to occur when individuals reported or displayed a high level of motivation for the activity (e.g., Boffi et al, 2016; Geyser et al, 2015; Llorens et al, 2013; Schüler & Brandstätter, 2013). For example, de Sampaio et al (2018) concluded that “flow feelings are highly connected to conditions that promote individuals’ choice and autonomy” (p. 810).…”

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“…In summary, although research has consistently linked flow experiences with a high degree of motivation (e.g., Boffi et al, 2016; Geyser et al, 2015; Llorens et al, 2013), further research is needed in order to better understand the specific types of motivation that are most conducive to flow experiences and how they relate, or not, to an “optimal challenge.”…”

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Advancing our understanding of psychological flow: A scoping review of conceptualizations, measurements, and applications.

Norsworthy

Jackson

Dimmock

2021

Psychological Bulletin

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Research on psychological flow is well established, although criticisms remain regarding conceptual and measurement issues associated with the construct. This scoping review maps flow-related research across scientific disciplines, examining the conceptualization, measurement instruments, and outcomes of flow between 2012 and 2019. Across 236 sources that met the review criteria, 108 different flowrelated constructs were measured by 141 instruments, and 84 possible antecedents were identified. Despite the varied approaches, a common set of overarching antecedent constructs included "optimal challenge" and "high motivation," and recurring characteristics of the flow experience itself included "absorption," "effort-less control," and "intrinsic reward." Applied studies-albeit inconsistent in approach and largely correlational in nature-predominantly linked flow to "positive development" (i.e., well-being and health), "high functioning," and "further engagement." We contextualize the findings of the review relative to important work on flow that has recently emerged (following the review period)in doing so, we hope this review offers a contemporary framework that can be used for the study of flow across scientific disciplines. Public Significance StatementThis review scopes flow research across all scientific disciplines and identifies key commonalities and differences in how researchers have conceptualized the psychological state of flow-an optimal experience often referred to as being "in the zone." It addresses inconsistencies and concerns of practical application that characterize some contemporary flow-related models and studies. This review also provides a framework--derived from the findings of the review--for the study of flow antecedents and experiential dimensions.

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Advancing our understanding of psychological flow: A scoping review of conceptualizations, measurements, and applications.

Norsworthy

Jackson

Dimmock

2021

Psychological Bulletin

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“…Such attitude may be fostered through interventions aimed at producing synergies among local associations and between associations and Institutions. Indeed, having opportunities to meet and match, get involved in common actions, and take responsibilities for individual and common goods could give birth to a positive cycle of satisfaction, self‐ and community‐enhancement, responsibility‐taking processes, and individual and collective empowerment, which could keep citizens' engagement for their community high (Boffi et al, 2016; Hughey, Speer, & Peterson, 1999; Hyman, 2002; Lerner, 2004; Lerner et al, 2009; Marta et al, 2010; Procentese et al, 2020; Procentese, De Carlo, & Gatti, 2019; Sherrod, 2007; Sherrod & Lauckhardt, 2009). These opportunities could provide citizens with further chances to meet their fellow citizens, feel active and involved in their community, and co‐create and share new – and maybe different – representations about how to live together, relate to each other, and take care of the community and its commons.…”

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Sense of responsible togetherness, sense of community, and civic engagement behaviours: Disentangling an active and engaged citizenship

Procentese

Gatti

2021

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Local communities should represent entities where individuals get answers to their affiliation needs and for which they feel responsible, but in modern ones, increasingly complex ways of living together are fostering citizens' civic and social disengagement. The present study addresses the relationships between the cognitive, affective, and behavioural components of an active and engaged citizenship. Five hundred and fifty-five Italian citizens answered an online questionnaire about their Sense of Responsible Togetherness, Sense of Community, and Civic Engagement Behaviours. The results support Sense of Community as a mediator in the relationship between Sense of Responsible Togetherness and civic engagement behaviours, suggesting that the representations about community members being active and responsible, and having opportunities to meet and match, could at the same time strengthen their tie to that community and foster their civic engagement for it. This could set up a cycle of enhancement and empowerment for individuals and communities through increasing the opportunities for local generative interactions and civic engagement.

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“…Additionally, demonstrations are a public and collective display of a collective's opposition to or dissatisfaction with policies and practices of institutions and governments; as such, it is a customary and relevant tactic in all social movements (Tarrow, 2011). Previous research on activism and collective action have has that collective participation is an essential source of well-being (Klar and Kasser, 2009;Boffi et al, 2016;Hopkins et al, 2016), providing feelings of connection, feeling of community, and increased perception of social support. This, in turn, has been proven to have a substantial impact on psychological well-being (e.g., Berkman et al, 2000;Townley et al, 2011), especially for disadvantaged groups (e.g., Finch and Vega, 2003;Noh and Kaspar, 2003).…”

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Collective Effervescence, Self-Transcendence, and Gender Differences in Social Well-Being During 8 March Demonstrations

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8 March (8M), now known as International Women’s Day, is a day for feminist claims where demonstrations are organized in over 150 countries, with the participation of millions of women all around the world. These demonstrations can be viewed as collective rituals and thus focus attention on the processes that facilitate different psychosocial effects. This work aims to explore the mechanisms (i.e., behavioral and attentional synchrony, perceived emotional synchrony, and positive and transcendent emotions) involved in participation in the demonstrations of 8 March 2020, collective and ritualized feminist actions, and their correlates associated with personal well-being (i.e., affective well-being and beliefs of personal growth) and collective well-being (i.e., social integration variables: situated identity, solidarity and fusion), collective efficacy and collective growth, and behavioral intention to support the fight for women’s rights. To this end, a cross-cultural study was conducted with the participation of 2,854 people (age 18–79; M = 30.55; SD = 11.66) from countries in Latin America (Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador) and Europe (Spain and Portugal), with a retrospective correlational cross-sectional design and a convenience sample. Participants were divided between demonstration participants (n = 1,271; 94.0% female) and non-demonstrators or followers who monitored participants through the media and social networks (n = 1,583; 75.87% female). Compared with non-demonstrators and with males, female and non-binary gender respondents had greater scores in mechanisms and criterion variables. Further random-effects model meta-analyses revealed that the perceived emotional synchrony was consistently associated with more proximal mechanisms, as well as with criterion variables. Finally, sequential moderation analyses showed that proposed mechanisms successfully mediated the effects of participation on every criterion variable. These results indicate that participation in 8M marches and demonstrations can be analyzed through the literature on collective rituals. As such, collective participation implies positive outcomes both individually and collectively, which are further reinforced through key psychological mechanisms, in line with a Durkheimian approach to collective rituals.

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Social Psychology of Flow: A Situated Framework for Optimal Experience

Cited by 71 publications

References 25 publications

Advancing our understanding of psychological flow: A scoping review of conceptualizations, measurements, and applications.

Advancing our understanding of psychological flow: A scoping review of conceptualizations, measurements, and applications.

Sense of responsible togetherness, sense of community, and civic engagement behaviours: Disentangling an active and engaged citizenship

Collective Effervescence, Self-Transcendence, and Gender Differences in Social Well-Being During 8 March Demonstrations

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