Trial reportPsychopharmacology2015
Cortisol effects on flow-experience.
Trial report in Psychopharmacology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) modulates flow experience.Experimental brain research · 2018Trial
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- A video-game-based method to induce states of high and low flow.Behavior research methods · 2024Article
- A framework for neurophysiological experiments on flow states.Communications psychology · 2024Review
- Recognition of the game situation in baseball.PloS one · 2024Article
- A Scoping Review of Flow Research.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- PE augmented mindfulness: A neurocognitive framework for research and future healthcare.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Exploring Stress and Problematic Use of Short-Form Video Applications among Middle-Aged Chinese Adults: The Mediating Roles of Duration of Use and Flow Experience.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses can be buffered by a sense of humor and appreciation.BMC nursing · 2021Article
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- A Practice-Inspired Mindset for Researching the Psychophysiological and Medical Health Effects of Recreational Dance (Dance Sport).Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
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Abstract
rationaleStress affects flow-experience, but the mediating psychobiological mechanisms remain unknown. Previous studies showed an association between flow-experience and endogenous cortisol levels, suggesting an inverted, u-shaped relation between flow-experience and cortisol. However, these studies could not exclude effects of other stress factors.
objectivesThe aim of this experiment was, therefore, to test the isolated effect of cortisol on flow-experience, independent of concomitant physiological and psychological stress responses, via controlled administration of exogenous cortisol.
methodsSixty-four young healthy subjects (32 males, 32 females) participated in the experiment. According to a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over design, they received 20 mg oral cortisol on 1 day and placebo on the other day, respectively, with a time distance of 1 week between the experimental days. One hour after cortisol administration, participants engaged in the computer game Pacman. Pacman was delivered in five blocks of randomly differing difficulty levels. One block lasted 5 min. At the end of each block, participants rated flow-experience by the Flow Short Scale. Data was analyzed with hierarchical linear modeling. Subjects were not able to predict whether the pill they received contained cortisol or placebo.
resultsOverall, results revealed a negative effect of oral 20 mg cortisol on flow-experience, with no differences between males and females.
conclusionsThis study is the first to show that exogenous cortisol in a dose corresponding to a severe stressor impairs flow-experience. The observed negative effect of high cortisol dosage on experienced flow underlines recent findings of an inverted u-shaped relationship between cortisol and flow.
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