Buseyne Siem, Danquigny Thierry, Depaepe Fien, Heutte Jean, Raes Annelies
KU Leuven, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Centre for Instructional Psychology & Technology, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, imec research group itec, Kortrijk, Belgium; ULR 4354 - CIREL - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Education de Lille, Université de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
ULR 4354 - CIREL - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Education de Lille, Université de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2025 Jun;256:105032. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105032. Epub 2025 Apr 24.
This study investigates the relationship between team members' personality traits and their perceived individual and team flow in collaborative problem-solving (CPS) contexts. Flow, a state of optimal experience, enhances motivation, performance, and satisfaction, benefiting both individuals and teams. Using multilevel regression analysis, we examined data from 60 participants across 15 work teams performing two CPS tasks, assessing individual and team flow separately. Linear regression revealed no noteworthy links between personality domains and individual flow. However, curvilinear analyses revealed various insights, with U-shaped relationships observed for Extraversion, indicating that individuals with either low or high levels of Extraversion tend to experience higher individual flow than those with moderate levels of this trait. Altruism/Agreeableness, while unrelated to individual flow, showed significant linear relationships with various team flow dimensions, including open communication and sense of unity. For team flow as well, curvilinear analyses revealed similar U-shaped relationships, mainly observed for Extraversion. The findings illustrate the nuanced role of personality in CPS and highlight the value of exploring curvilinear relationships besides linear relationships. Future research should examine the mechanisms underlying these relationships and their generalizability across contexts.
本研究调查了团队成员的人格特质与他们在协作解决问题（CPS）情境中所感知到的个人和团队心流之间的关系。心流是一种最佳体验状态，能增强动机、提高绩效并提升满意度，对个人和团队都有益处。我们运用多层次回归分析，对来自15个工作团队的60名参与者在执行两项CPS任务时的数据进行了检验，分别评估个人心流和团队心流。线性回归显示人格领域与个人心流之间没有显著关联。然而，曲线分析揭示了各种见解，外向性呈现出U形关系，表明外向性水平低或高的个体往往比该特质水平中等的个体体验到更高的个人心流。利他性/宜人性虽然与个人心流无关，但与包括开放沟通和团结感在内的各种团队心流维度呈现出显著的线性关系。对于团队心流，曲线分析也揭示了类似的U形关系，主要体现在外向性方面。研究结果说明了人格在CPS中的微妙作用，并强调了除线性关系外探索曲线关系的价值。未来的研究应考察这些关系背后的机制及其在不同情境中的普遍性。
