Table 4 Individual and group response to the Flow State Questionnaire
Construct | Example item | Participant | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Mean | SD | ||
Enjoyment (Autotelic experience) | I really enjoyed the experience | 5.00 | 3.25 | 2.25 | 4.25 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 3.50 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.03 | 0.88 |
Clear goals | My goals were clearly defined | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.75 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.25 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 4.22 | 0.88 |
Challenge | My abilities matched the high challenge of the situation | 5.00 | 3.25 | 2.25 | 3.50 | 4.25 | 5.00 | 3.25 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 3.78 | 0.96 |
Concentration | My attention was focussed entirely on the game | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 4.75 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.75 | 4.00 | 4.56 | 0.51 |
Control | I felt in total control of my body, without conscious effort | 5.00 | 3.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 2.25 | 3.75 | 3.00 | 3.44 | 0.98 |
Feedback | It was clear to me that I was doing well | 5.00 | 4.50 | 2.25 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.75 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.89 | 0.87 |
Action | Things just seemed to happen automatically | 5.00 | 2.75 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 1.75 | 3.50 | 3.11 | 1.10 |
Transience | Time seems to alter (either speed up or slow down) | 5.00 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.25 | 3.50 | 2.67 | 1.14 |
Loss of self-consciousness | I was not worried about what others might be thinking about me | 5.00 | 4.25 | 2.25 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.75 | 4.14 | 1.06 |