Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v19i1.2194
Validation of the Study-Related Flow Inventory (WOLF-S)
Arnold Bakker
; Department of Work & Organizational Psychology Erasmus University Rotterdam and Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management University of Johannesburg
Tajana Ljubin Golub
; Faculty of Teacher Education University of Zagreb and Catholic University of Zagreb
Majda Rijavec
; Faculty of Teacher Education University of Zagreb
Abstract
Flow is a highly enjoyable state people feel when they are completely absorbed in an activity. The present study investigated the psychometric adequacy of WOLF inventory (developed to measure flow in a work setting), adapted for measuring the flow experience in an educational setting, i.e. study-related flow (WOLF-S). A sample of 394 university students completed several paper-and-pencil measures of flow and related constructs. The WOLF-S demonstrated the hypothesised three-factor structure, adequate internal consistency reliability, along with congruent and construct validity. Additionally, the results showed that students experienced flow during a wide range of activities, but academic activities, such as learning and reading, were more conductive to flow than other activities.
Keywords
academic; learning; optimal experience; self-report questionnaire
Hrčak ID:
179505
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Publication date:
29.3.2017.
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