Flow among Musicians: Measuring Peak Experiences of Student Performers

Autor/inn/en	Sinnamon, Sarah; Moran, Aidan; O'Connell, Michael
Titel	Flow among Musicians: Measuring Peak Experiences of Student Performers
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Music Education, 60 (2012) 1, S.6-25 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4294
DOI	10.1177/0022429411434931
Schlagwörter	Attention; Psychological Patterns; Music; Musicians; Psychometrics; Music Education; Self Concept; Time; Factor Analysis; Adolescents; Young Adults; Foreign Countries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufmerksamkeit; Musik; Musiker; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Musikerziehung; Selbstkonzept; Zeit; Faktorenanalyse; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ausland
Abstract	"Flow" is a highly coveted yet elusive state of mind that is characterized by complete absorption in the task at hand as well as by enhanced skilled performance. Unfortunately, because most measures of this construct have been developed in physical activity and sport settings, little is known about the applicability of flow scales to the experiences of performers in other domains such as music. To fill this gap in the research literature, the present study had two objectives. First, we investigated the psychometric adequacy of the Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2) for a large sample (n = 205) of musicians. In addition, we examined the experience of flow among amateur and elite music students. Results indicated that the DFS-2 is a generally reliable and factorially-sound measure of flow and that flow states are experienced quite frequently by music students. Nevertheless, the results also raise questions about the validity of certain subscales of this test (e.g., "merging of action and awareness", "loss of self-consciousness"). The theoretical and practical significance of these findings is discussed and suggestions are provided for future research on flow. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10