Is It Possible to Flow through Watching?: Focusing on the Observational Flow and Watching TV

& (2012). Is It Possible to Flow through Watching?: Focusing on the Observational Flow and Watching TV. Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, 26(4), 31-49, https://doi.org/10.21193/kjspp.2012.26.4.003

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to conceptualize and inquire the nature and the mechanism underlying the observational flow. To find out the basic characteristics of observational flow, several dimensions including experience factors, motivational factors, and mechanical factors were compared with that of participational flow. In study 1, 76% of participants have reported that they do experience observational flow. The intensity of the flow was relatively weaker compared to when the participant actually participated in the activity. The condition required for observational flow is when the participant’s favorite team is having a close game (92.5%). Study 2was conducted to confirm the result of experiment 1 and to find the mechanisms and characteristics of observational flow by close comparison with participational flow. Like study 1, the intensity of observational flow was weaker than that of participational flow. 9 characteristics of observational flow were individually compared with that of participational flow. Sense of control, confidence, and ability was found to be higher in observational flow than participational flow. Loss of ego, distortion of time, concentration, flow, free from self problem, and presence of clear goal was higher in participational flow. Conditions to facilitate observational flow were found to be a balance between difficulty level of the content and participant’s ability for understanding the content, and identification with the actual players. Lastly, the relationship among happiness, internal motivation, and observational flow was studied. Internal motivation had positive correlation with observational flow, but not with happiness. The possibilities and limitations of observational flow are discussed.

keywords: 관찰몰입, 참여몰입, 몰입, 동일시, 관찰기술, 내적동기, 행복, observational flow, participational flow, flow, identification, performing balance, vicarious balance, Internal motivation, happiness

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Vol.26 No.4

Is It Possible to Flow through Watching?: Focusing on the Observational Flow and Watching TV

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Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology