Research on psychological flow is well established, although criticisms remain regarding conceptual and measurement issues associated with the construct. This scoping review maps flow-related research across scientific disciplines, examining the conceptualization, measurement instruments, and outcomes of flow between 2012 and 2019. Across 236 sources that met the review criteria, 108 different flow-related constructs were measured by 141 instruments, and 84 possible antecedents were identified. Despite the varied approaches, a common set of overarching antecedent constructs included "optimal challenge" and "high motivation," and recurring characteristics of the flow experience itself included "absorption," "effort-less control," and "intrinsic reward." Applied studies-albeit inconsistent in approach and largely correlational in nature-predominantly linked flow to "positive development" (i.e., well-being and health), "high functioning," and "further engagement." We contextualize the findings of the review relative to important work on flow that has recently emerged (following the review period)-in doing so, we hope this review offers a contemporary framework that can be used for the study of flow across scientific disciplines. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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促进我们对心理流动的理解：概念化、测量和应用的范围审查。

对心理流动的研究已经确立，尽管关于与该结构相关的概念和测量问题仍然存在批评。该范围审查绘制了跨科学学科的流动相关研究，检查了 2012 年至 2019 年间流动的概念化、测量工具和结果。在符合审查标准的 236 个来源中，141 种工具测量了 108 种不同的流动相关结构，以及确定了 84 个可能的前因。尽管方法多种多样，但一组通用的总体先行结构包括“最佳挑战”和“高动力”，而心流体验本身的反复出现的特征包括“吸收”、“轻松控制”和“内在奖励”。应用研究——尽管方法不一致并且在本质上很大程度上相关——主要将流动与“积极发展”（即幸福和健康）、“高功能”和“进一步参与”联系起来。我们将审查的结果与最近出现的（审查期之后）关于心流的重要工作联系起来——这样做，我们希望这篇审查提供一个当代框架，可用于跨科学学科的心流研究。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）。我们将审查的结果与最近出现的（审查期之后）关于心流的重要工作联系起来——这样做，我们希望这篇审查提供一个当代框架，可用于跨科学学科的心流研究。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）。我们将审查的结果与最近出现的（审查期之后）关于心流的重要工作联系起来——这样做，我们希望这篇审查提供一个当代框架，可用于跨科学学科的心流研究。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）。