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Beyond flow: temporality and participation in everyday activities.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20131575     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Experience sampling examined how temporality, the lived experience of time, varied related to specific activity qualities and experiences in everyday life. Thirty-five students completed electronic surveys regarding their current activity and feelings and rated the activity's novelty and complexity, their depth of emotional and intellectual engagement, the direction and depth of attention, and the demands of the activity on their skills. Using configural frequency analysis and an analysis of narrative responses, configurations of factors (types) associated with variations in perceived temporalities were described. Four composite types identified occurred with any temporality. In most habitual activities, time was perceived as passing the same as clock time. Most faster or timeless temporalities occurred in complex, novel, and skill-requiring activities that engaged participants. Unexpected activity configurations were also associated with accelerated perceptions of time. Occupational therapists may use this knowledge to assist clients to redesign activities that promote positive experiences without high activity demands.
Authors:
Elizabeth Larson; Alexander von Eye
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of occupational therapy. : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association     Volume:  64     ISSN:  0272-9490     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Occup Ther     Publication Date:    2010 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-05     Completed Date:  2010-03-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7705978     Medline TA:  Am J Occup Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  152-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2180 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA. blarson@education.wisc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activities of Daily Living / psychology*
Adolescent
Adult
Cognition*
Fatigue / psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Midwestern United States
Models, Psychological
Motor Skills
Occupational Therapy / methods
Self Concept
Students
Thinking*
Time Perception*
Universities
Young Adult

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