Achieving Flow: An Exploratory Investigation of Elite College Athletes and Musicians
While studies on the characteristics of flow states and their relation to peak performance exist, little is known about the dynamics by which flow states emerge and develop over time. The current paper qualitatively explores the necessary pre-conditions to enter flow, and the development of flow ove...
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| description | While studies on the characteristics of flow states and their relation to peak performance exist, little is known about the dynamics by which flow states emerge and develop over time. The current paper qualitatively explores the necessary pre-conditions to enter flow, and the development of flow over time until its termination. Using an elicitation interview, participants (10 athletes and 12 musicians) were asked to recall their flow experiences in sports or music performances. The analysis resulted in the identification of the following three phases that athletes and musicians experience during flow: (1) Preparation to enter flow; (2) Entry into the flow state and; (3) Exit from the flow state. These three phases are characterized by several sub-themes contributing to the experience of flow. The function of emotions is crucial, as they play a core role across all three phases and regulate flow over time. The findings provide insights into the phenomenological characteristics of the transition and maintenance of the three proposed phases and the temporal dynamics of flow. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-202acc199e484495a3658ce1e248f5dc2022-12-21T23:54:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-03-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.831508831508Achieving Flow: An Exploratory Investigation of Elite College Athletes and MusiciansRoberta Antonini Philippe0Sarah Morgana Singer1Joshua E. E. Jaeger2Michele Biasutti3Scott Sinnett4Institute of Sport Sciences, SSP, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandDepartment of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandFISPPA Department, University of Padua, Padua, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, United StatesWhile studies on the characteristics of flow states and their relation to peak performance exist, little is known about the dynamics by which flow states emerge and develop over time. The current paper qualitatively explores the necessary pre-conditions to enter flow, and the development of flow over time until its termination. Using an elicitation interview, participants (10 athletes and 12 musicians) were asked to recall their flow experiences in sports or music performances. The analysis resulted in the identification of the following three phases that athletes and musicians experience during flow: (1) Preparation to enter flow; (2) Entry into the flow state and; (3) Exit from the flow state. These three phases are characterized by several sub-themes contributing to the experience of flow. The function of emotions is crucial, as they play a core role across all three phases and regulate flow over time. The findings provide insights into the phenomenological characteristics of the transition and maintenance of the three proposed phases and the temporal dynamics of flow.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.831508/fullflow experiencequalitative studyelicitation interviewdynamics of flowrole of emotions |
| spellingShingle | Roberta Antonini Philippe Sarah Morgana Singer Joshua E. E. Jaeger Michele Biasutti Scott Sinnett Achieving Flow: An Exploratory Investigation of Elite College Athletes and Musicians Frontiers in Psychology flow experience qualitative study elicitation interview dynamics of flow role of emotions |
| title | Achieving Flow: An Exploratory Investigation of Elite College Athletes and Musicians |
| title_full | Achieving Flow: An Exploratory Investigation of Elite College Athletes and Musicians |
| title_fullStr | Achieving Flow: An Exploratory Investigation of Elite College Athletes and Musicians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Achieving Flow: An Exploratory Investigation of Elite College Athletes and Musicians |
| title_short | Achieving Flow: An Exploratory Investigation of Elite College Athletes and Musicians |
| title_sort | achieving flow an exploratory investigation of elite college athletes and musicians |
| topic | flow experience qualitative study elicitation interview dynamics of flow role of emotions |
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