Date of Award
4-8-2012
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Committee: Scott Ross
Second Advisor
Sharmin Tunguz
Third Advisor
Khadija Stewart
Abstract
The current study describes an Industrial /Organizational examination of the inter-relationships among individual differences (e5, Big Five’ personality traits, need for achievement, and intrinsic motivation), situational differences (e.g. task characteristics), indices of flow (e.g, Dispositional Flow Scale-2), and work-related ‘outcomes (e.g, job satisfaction and job performance). Overall, individual difference factors, including intrinsic motivation and need for achievement, as well as task characteristics (e.g. feedback from job and job autonomy), were strongly correlated with work-related flow. Further, individual differences were found to predict flow, above and beyond situational differences.
Recommended Citation
Wood, Katherine '12, "Predicting Flow at Work: An Investigation of Motivation, Task Characteristics, and Personality Traits" (2012). Honor Scholar Theses. 284, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/studentresearch/284