Advances in Flow Research

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Historical Lines and an Overview of Current Research on Flow

   • Stefan Engeser, Anja Schiepe-Tiska

   Pages 1-22

3. On the Measurement and Conceptualization of Flow

   • Giovanni B. Moneta

   Pages 23-50

4. The Flow Model Revisited

   • Johannes Keller, Anne Landhäußer

   Pages 51-64

5. Flow and Its Affective, Cognitive, and Performance-Related Consequences

   • Anne Landhäußer, Johannes Keller

   Pages 65-85

6. Flow in Nonachievement Situations

   • Anja Schiepe-Tiska, Stefan Engeser

   Pages 87-107

7. A Conceptual Framework for the Integration of Flow Theory and Cognitive Evaluation Theory

   • Sami Abuhamdeh

   Pages 109-121

8. The Dark Side of the Moon

   • Julia Schüler

   Pages 123-137

9. Psychophysiological Correlates of Flow-Experience

   • Corinna Peifer

   Pages 139-164

10. Autotelic Personality

    • Nicola Baumann

    Pages 165-186

11. Theoretical Integration and Future Lines of Flow Research

    • Stefan Engeser

    Pages 187-199

12. Back Matter

    Pages 201-231

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The concept of Flow was first explained by Csikszentmihalyi (1975), described as an “optimal experience,” he noted that artists were entirely caught up in their projects, working feverishly to finish them and then lose all interest in their work after completion. The incentive lies in the act of creativity itself. The person feels optimally challenged while totally immersed in the activity. At the heart of flow research is the motivational aspect of this experience. Flow motivates people to carry out certain activities repeatedly, seeking a challenge in the act and looking to improve their skills and abilities. In this book, this motivational aspect will be imbedded in and related to other theories of (intrinsic) motivation and empirical work on flow and performance. The book provides a review of the current flow research, with a focus on rigorous analysis on methodology. The author takes the time to present methodological aspects in flow research to qualify empirical work. In addition, this volume presents neuropsychological considerations and empirical correlates of flow experiences. The work also describes various theoretical integrations of the different paths being taken within the field of flow research. It presents what has been learned since the beginning of flow research, what is still open, and how the mission to understand and foster flow experience research should continue.

• Csikszentmihalyi
• achievement
• autotelic personality
• optimal experience

From the reviews:

“Advances in Flow Research presents a collection of chapters by impressively talented researchers in the area of flow theory. It merits close reading by all those interested in research on flow, happiness, and other related topics in the field of positive psychology. … Advances in Flow Research is a major contribution to the research literature on flow theory. It surveys and rigorously describes an imposing quantity of psychological research and deserves a wide readership.” (David Manier, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 58 (5), January, 2013)

• , Fachbereich I - Psychologie, Universität Trier, Trier, Germany

  Stefan Engeser

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