Flow Experience and Autoelic Personality in Japanese College Students: How Do They Experience Challenges in Daily Life?

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Using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) and a sample of Japanese college students, the presentstudy conducted two major examinations. First, the present study examined whether flow theory's mostbasic and general hypothesis, that quality of experience is a function of perceived challenges and skills,was applicable to the Japanese sample. Second, the present study identified autotelic and non-autotelicgroups of Japanese college students and explored the nature of autotelic personality, focusing on howperceptions of challenges and skills affected the quality of these two groups' experiences, and how thesetwo groups balanced their perceived challenges and skills when engaged in daily activities. The resultsshowed that high challenge/high skill situations created an optimal state of mind for the Japanese collegestudents, as flow theory postulates. Moreover, a Japanese index of psychological well-being referred toas Jujitsu-kan was reported as being high during periods of flow. The exploratory examination of theautotelic personality showed that the autotelic students' levels of perceived challenges and skills weremore balanced than those of their non-autotelic counterparts. Moreover, the autotelic students showed atendency to position themselves in situations where their perceived challenges were higher than their
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2004-11-29