The influence of goal clarity, curiosity, and enjoyment on intention to code

Pratt, Jean A.; Chen, Liqiang; Cole, Carey

doi:10.1080/0144929x.2016.1171399

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“… Guizzo and Cadinu (2016) find that low levels of flow are associated with decreased cognitive performance in an attention to response task. Furthermore, studies suggest that practice and learning in general are positively related to flow experience ( Brinthaupt and Shin, 2001 ; Pearce et al, 2005 ; Marin and Bhattacharya, 2013 ; Valenzuela and Codina, 2014 ; Heller et al, 2015 ; Bressler and Bodzin, 2016 ) and that flow is positively associated with reengagement in a task ( Keller et al, 2011b ; Pratt et al, 2016 ). Another study found that flow and learning retention in gaming were also positively associated ( Hong et al, 2013 ).…”

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A Scoping Review of Flow Research

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Flow is a gratifying state of deep involvement and absorption that individuals report when facing a challenging activity and they perceive adequate abilities to cope with it (EFRN, 2014). The flow concept was introduced by Csikszentmihalyi in 1975, and interest in flow research is growing. However, to our best knowledge, no scoping review exists that takes a systematic look at studies on flow which were published between the years 2000 and 2016. Overall, 252 studies have been included in this review. Our review (1) provides a framework to cluster flow research, (2) gives a systematic overview about existing studies and their findings, and (3) provides an overview about implications for future research. The provided framework consists of three levels of flow research. In the first “Individual” level are the categories for personality, motivation, physiology, emotion, cognition, and behavior. The second “Contextual” level contains the categories for contextual and interindividual factors and the third “Cultural” level contains cultural factors that relate to flow. Using our framework, we systematically present the findings for each category. While flow research has made progress in understanding flow, in the future, more experimental and longitudinal studies are needed to gain deeper insights into the causal structure of flow and its antecedents and consequences.

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A Scoping Review of Flow Research

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“…Experiencing flow in the software industry Flow has been widely researched in the work context (Bakker, 2008;Quinn, 2005;Taser et al, 2022). Work in the software industry has often been attributed to providing excellent opportunities for work-related learning (Gijbels et al, 2012) and experiencing flow, as it offers an opportunity to apply and improve one's skills (Pratt et al, 2016) and engage in analytical thinking and creativity (Acuña et al, 2006). In the software development context, empirical studies have investigated emotions as indicators of being in a flow state (Müller and Fritz, 2015) and the role of flow in the intention to code (Pratt et al, 2016).…”

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“…The software development literature has investigated flow from specific angles, such as how it relates to emotions, work progress or UX. Thus, there have been calls for forming a contextual understanding of the phenomenon of flow in software development (Kalantari and Lethbridge, 2022;Pratt et al, 2016). To address these gaps, we aim to answer the following research question:…”

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Exploring barriers that prevent employees from experiencing flow in the software industry

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Siitonen

Salo

et al. 2023

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the barriers that prevent workers in the software industry from experiencing flow in their work. Design/methodology/approach This study was conducted by using a qualitative critical incident technique-inspired questionnaire. Findings The findings suggest that workers in the software industry perceive that the most obvious obstacles to experiencing flow are related to work not presenting enough cognitive challenges and situational barriers related to the characteristics of the job (e.g. workdays having too many interruptions and distractions, timetables often being considered too tight for creative exploration and problem solving and having negative user experiences with development tools). Originality/value The findings provide insights into flow barriers, specifically barriers that prevent workers in the software industry from experiencing flow.

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“…Guizzo and Cadinu (2016) find that low levels of flow are associated with decreased cognitive performance in an attention to response task. Furthermore, studies suggest that practice and learning in general are positively related to flow experience (Brinthaupt and Shin, 2001;Pearce et al, 2005;Marin and Bhattacharya, 2013;Valenzuela and Codina, 2014;Heller et al, 2015;Bressler and Bodzin, 2016) and that flow is positively associated with reengagement in a task (Keller et al, 2011b;Pratt et al, 2016). Another study found that flow and learning retention in gaming were also positively associated (Hong et al, 2013).…”

Section: Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Future Perspectives on Positive Psychology: A Research Agenda

Zyl

Salanova

2022

Frontiers Research Topics

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The influence of goal clarity, curiosity, and enjoyment on intention to code

Cited by 11 publications

References 38 publications

A Scoping Review of Flow Research

A Scoping Review of Flow Research

Exploring barriers that prevent employees from experiencing flow in the software industry

Future Perspectives on Positive Psychology: A Research Agenda

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