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Flow State Scale (FSS)
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 10-03-2017
last updated: 01-06-2020 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Script Copyright © 01-06-2020 Millisecond Software
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BACKGROUND INFO
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This script implements a computerized version of the Flow State Scale (FSS) published by:
'Flow' = positive feeling of balance btw. challenges of tasks and personal abilities to tackle them.
The implemented procedure is based on the published:
Jackson, S.A., & Marsh, H.W. (1996). Development and validation of a scale to measure
optimal experience: The flow state scale. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology,
18, 17–35.
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OVERVIEW
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A 36-item, 5-point Likert scale self-report questionnaire with 4 items per 9 subscales:
*ChallengeSkillBase (1, 10, 19, 28)
*ActionAwarenessMerging (2, 11, 20, 29)
*ClearGoals (3, 12, 21, 30)
*UnambiguousFeedback (4, 13, 22, 31)
*Concentration_at_task_on_hand (5, 14, 23, 32)
*Paradox_of_control (6, 15, 24, 33)
*Loss_of_SelfConsciousness (7, 16, 25, 34)
*Transformation_of_Time (8, 17, 26, 35)
*AutotelicExperience (9, 18, 27, 36)
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DURATION
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the default set-up of the script takes appr. 3 minutes to complete
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DATA FILE INFORMATION
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The default data stored in the data files are:
(1) Raw data file: 'flowstatescale_survey.iqdat'
date, time: date and time script was run with the current group/subjectnumber
subject, group, session: with the current subject/groupnumber/session id
build: the Inquisit build
q*_response: response given (in assigned values) - 5 point Likert scales (range: 1-5)
*CSB: ChallengeSkillBase (1, 10, 19, 28)
*AAM: ActionAwarenessMerging (2, 11, 20, 29)
*CG: ClearGoals (3, 12, 21, 30)
*UF: UnambiguousFeedback (4, 13, 22, 31)
*CT: Concentration_at_task_on_hand (5, 14, 23, 32)
*PC: Paradox_of_control (6, 15, 24, 33)
*LSC: Loss_of_SelfConsciousness (7, 16, 25, 34)
*TT: Transformation_of_Time (8, 17, 26, 35)
*AE: AutotelicExperience (9, 18, 27, 36)
q*_latency: how much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveypage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveypage was visited)
(2) Summary data file: 'flowstatescale_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
computer.platform: the platform the script was run on (win/mac/ios/android)
script.startdate: date script was run
script.starttime: time script was started
script.subjectid: assigned subject id number
script.groupid: assigned group id number
script.sessionid: assigned session id number
script.elapsedtime: time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script
script.completed: 0 = script was not completed (prematurely aborted);
1 = script was completed (all conditions run)
Range of scores on subscales: min=4-20=max
expressions.ChallengeSkillBase: total points on CBS scale (1, 10, 19, 28)
expressions.ActionAwarenessMerging: total points on AAM scale (2, 11, 20, 29)
expressions.ClearGoals: total points on CG scale (3, 12, 21, 30)
expressions.UnambiguousFeedback: total points on UF scale (4, 13, 22, 31)
expressions.Concentration_at_task_on_hand: total points on CT scale (5, 14, 23, 32)
expressions.Paradox_of_control: total points on PC scale (6, 15, 24, 33)
expressions.Loss_of_SelfConsciousness: total points on LSC scale (7, 16, 25, 34)
expressions.Transformation_of_Time: total points on TT scale (8, 17, 26, 35)
expressions.AutotelicExperience: total points on AE scale (9, 18, 27, 36)
expressions.total: the combined score of all 9 subscalesfactors
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QUESTIONNAIRE SET-UP & SCORING
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A 36-item, 5-point Likert scale self-report questionnaire with 4 items per 9 subscales:
*ChallengeSkillBase (1, 10, 19, 28)
*ActionAwarenessMerging (2, 11, 20, 29)
*ClearGoals (3, 12, 21, 30)
*UnambiguousFeedback (4, 13, 22, 31)
*Concentration_at_task_on_hand (5, 14, 23, 32)
*Paradox_of_control (6, 15, 24, 33)
*Loss_of_SelfConsciousness (7, 16, 25, 34)
*Transformation_of_Time (8, 17, 26, 35)
*AutotelicExperience (9, 18, 27, 36)
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INSTRUCTIONS
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Instructions are based on Jackson & Marsh (1996)
They can be edited under section Editable Parameters
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EDITABLE CODE
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check below for (relatively) easily editable parameters, stimuli, instructions etc.
Keep in mind that you can use this script as a template and therefore always "mess" with the entire code
to further customize your experiment.
The parameters you can change are:
/pageinstructions: store the instructions presented on each surveypage