Abstract
The current study used the Experience Sampling Method to examine attentional involvement—the degree to which one’s attention
is devoted to moment-to-moment activity—as a potential mediator of two previously identified relationships within the field
of intrinsic motivation: (1) the positive relationship between a balance of challenges and skills and enjoyment, and (2) the
positive relationship between competence valuation and enjoyment. Multilevel, within-person analyses indicated attentional
involvement fully mediated both relationships. Implications of the findings for intrinsic motivation processes are discussed.
is devoted to moment-to-moment activity—as a potential mediator of two previously identified relationships within the field
of intrinsic motivation: (1) the positive relationship between a balance of challenges and skills and enjoyment, and (2) the
positive relationship between competence valuation and enjoyment. Multilevel, within-person analyses indicated attentional
involvement fully mediated both relationships. Implications of the findings for intrinsic motivation processes are discussed.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-11
- DOI 10.1007/s11031-011-9252-7
- Authors
- Sami Abuhamdeh, Department of Psychology, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA
- Journal Motivation and Emotion
- Online ISSN 1573-6644
- Print ISSN 0146-7239