User:TimmyDiesel/Flow (psychology)

Criticism
== Csikszentmihályi writes about the dangers of flow himself: "...enjoyable activities that produce flow have a potentially negative effect: while they are capable of improving the quality of existence by creating order in the mind, they can become addictive, at which point the self becomes captive of a certain kind of order, and is then unwilling to cope with the ambiguities of life."Further, he writes:"The flow experience, like everything else, is not 'good' in an absolute sense. It is good only in that it has the potential to make life more rich, intense, and meaningful; it is good because it increases the strengths and complexity of the self. But whether the consequence of any particular instance of flow is good in a larger sense needs to be discussed and evaluated in terms of more inclusive social criteria." == Additional Criticisms

Keller and Landhäußer (2012, p. 56) advocate for a flow intensity model because many models of flow have trouble predicting the intensity of flow experiences that can occur under various circumstances where skill and task demands fit together to produce flow.

Cowley et. Al found that because self-reported flow happens after-the-fact, it doesn’t really capture the aspect of flow that happens in the moment. Furthermore, that aspect of flow is prone to change, so the self-reported experience of flow cannot be trusted as much.

Cameron et al. et al. Found that there isn’t a lot of information on group flow, and this may be hindering development in managerial and theoretical contributions.

Future Directions
Cameron et al. Proposed a research program that focuses on how group flow is different from individual flow, and how group flow affects group performance. These ideas will address some of the issues in group flow research such as poor data collection and interpretation.

Sridhar & Lyngdoh propose that studies should investigate how flow affects the ethical performance of sales professionals. Furthermore, there should be longitudinal studies done in various fields to understand the ethical implications of flow in sales.

From their study, Chen et al. found that there needs to be more research done on how competition affects game-based learning.

Linden et. Al Suggest that a neuroscientific model of flow would lead to new research questions that would guide future discoveries, experiments, and less obvious questions.

Thissen et al. Propose more research be down with how flow affects fiction reading in all types of readers.