The Experiential Incompatibility of Mindfulness and Flow Absorption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21209035 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kennon M Sheldon (0000-0002-9219-832X, University of Missouri), Mike Prentice (0000-0001-7852-075X, University of Missouri), Marc Halusic (University of Missouri) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 276-283 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Psychological and Personality Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-5506 • E-ISSN: 1948-5514 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1948550614555028 |
| OpenAlex | W2019713926 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 34 |
Mindfulness and flow are both beneficial states of mind, but are they difficult to experience simultaneously? After all, flow involves losing self-awareness within an activity, and mindfulness involves maintaining self-awareness throughout or even despite an activity. In three studies, we examine this potential antagonism, finding negative associations between mindfulness and flow as assessed in a variety of ways and contexts. These associations emerged within Global trait data and diary data concerning daily goal behavior (Study 1), experience-sampling data concerning behavior at the time of signaling (Study 2), and experimental data concerning the experience of playing the flow-conducive computer game, Tetris, after undergoing a mindfulness induction (Study 3). However, these associations only apply to the “absorption” aspect of flow, not the “sense of control” aspect
Anxiety · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Experience sampling method · Experiential avoidance · Experiential learning · Mind-wandering · Mindfulness · Psychotherapist · Trait · Computer Science · Flow Experience in Various Fields · Mind wandering and attention · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |