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Flow requires a balance between challenge and skill.
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Is it true that flow requires a balance between challenge and skill?
Yes. An encyclopedia entry on flow and a positive-psychology text both state that flow requires a balance between challenge and skill. Several empirical studies also report challenge-skill balance as a key antecedent of flow, though each covers only a narrow sample.
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Fullagar, C. J., Knight, P. A., & Sovern, H. S. (2012). Challenge/Skill Balance, Flow, and Performance Anxiety. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00494.x
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Flett, M. R. (2015). Is Flow Related to Positive Feelings or Optimal Performance? Path Analysis of Challenge-Skill Balance and Feelings. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1515/ssr-2015-0006
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Larche, C. J. & Dixon, M. J. (2020). The relationship between the skill-challenge balance, game expertise, flow and the urge to keep playing complex mobile games. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00070
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Shu-Fen, W., Yu-Ling, L., & Chi-Jui, L. (2021). Detecting Students' Flow States and Their Construct through Electroencephalogram: Reflective Flow Experiences, Balance of Challenge and Skill, and Sense of Control. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1177/0735633120944084
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Positive psychology in SLA. (2016). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781783095346
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C, N., B, J., & JA, D. (2021). Advancing our understanding of psychological flow: A scoping review of conceptualizations, measurements, and applications.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000337
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Flow (psychology). (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
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