Emotional intelligence predicts individual differences in proneness for flow among musicians: the role of control and distributed attention

Frontiers in Psychology

Narayanan Srinivasan¹ 

关键词: flow;    music;    emotional intelligence;    control;    hierarchical control;    distributed attention;    positive emotions;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00608

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The experience of flow, or optimal experience (Csikszentmihalyi, 1990, 2002), is an intensely rewarding psychological state that has been linked with peak performance and high achievement in a variety of settings ranging from competitive sports to the workplace. While the concept of flow remains somewhat elusive, its study has broad implications for training as well as for pedagogical and motivational strategies. Although flow has been studied for more than 30 years, little is known about why some people are more prone to attain flow states than others (also known as “autotelic personalities”), and Marin and Bhattacharya (2013) are the first to address this issue in the field of music performance. In their study, they investigated the relationship between several factors, ranging from personality traits to amount of daily practice and age of first piano lessons, and the frequency and intensity with which pianists experienced flow states. Here, we review their main findings and discuss the potential role of control and distributed attention in the experience of flow in music performance.

【 授权许可】

CC BY