The experience of flow in adolescence : Its relationship with personality traits and age


Autoria(s): Leibovich de Figueroa, Nora; Maglio, Ana Laura; Giménez, Mariel
Data(s)

2013

Resumo

The aim of this study is to assess the experience of flow and its relationship with the personality traits and the age of the adolescents. For this purpose, 224 participants of both sexes were selected, aged 12-20 years, who were examined with various tools: Flow State in adolescents (Leibovich de Figueroa; Schmidt, 2013). This is a self-report technique of 28 items that assesses the Flow State, covering all the aspects theoretically listed as components in the optimal experience of enjoyment. And a self-report Being a teenager nowadays, which evaluates 33 pairs of opposite personality characteristics that represent the personality domains of the NEO-PI-R (Costa; McCrae, 1992. Costa; McCrae, 2005, Leibovich; Schmidt, 2005). Among the found results, it was observed that in the adolescents with high scores on the scale of Flow State, the main personality trait was extroversion. Also, the influence of age on optimal flow experience appears in the chosen activities

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/art_revistas/pr.5849/pr.5849.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/deed.es_AR

Fonte

Orientación y Sociedad 13. (2013)

Palavras-Chave #Psicología #Adolescence #Flow #Positive experiences #Adolescent personality
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo

info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion