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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026

Anti-distraction learning: focused attention, task engagement, and flow under cognitive interference.

Shengying Yang, Sinian Chen, Jing Gui, Pinxi Liu

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shengying Yang *School of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Sinian Chen *Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus.
Jing Gui *College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Pinxi LiuSchool of Humanities and Arts, Guangxi Vocational University of Agriculture, Nanning, China.

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Abstract

Flow experience is often described as a psychological state that is easier to sustain when external disruption is limited. In many contemporary learning and work environments, however, individuals frequently perform tasks amid notifications, background noise, and task switching. Although existing studies have documented the disruptive effects of interference on task performance, comparatively less attention has been paid to how immersive experience may still emerge when interruptions are persistent rather than occasional. The present study therefore examines how cognitive interference and environmental noise relate to flow experience while distinguishing the roles of focused attention and task engagement as regulatory processes within this relationship. Questionnaire data were collected from individuals engaged in everyday learning activities (

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cognitive interferenceenvironmental noiseflow experiencefocused attentionimmersiontask engagement

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PMCPMC13082205

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