RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Психология и педагогика2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)1442210.22363/2313-1683-2016-3-7-13ArticlesСтатьиResearch ArticleFLOW AND OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE: METHODOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONALIZING AND CONTEXTUALIZING A POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY CONCEPT. PART 2ПОТОК И ОПТИМАЛЬНОЕ ПЕРЕЖИВАНИЕ: МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКОЕ ЗНАЧЕНИЕ ДЛЯ ИНТЕРНАЛИЗАЦИИ И КОНТЕКСТУАЛИЗАЦИИ ПОЗИТИВНОЙ ПСИХОЛОГИИ. ЧАСТЬ 2RichGrantРичГрантpsyj@rudn.universityAshoka UniversityАшока Университет151220163NO3 (2016)№3 (2016)71308122016Copyright ©; 2016, Рич Г.2016Рич Г.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/view/14422This article represents the second part of a two part series of articles focusing upon one core positive psychology concept - the peak experience termed flow developed by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - as a test case for examining some of the issues involved when positive psychology is internationalized and made indigenous. In particular, methodological, measurement, and theoretical issues regarding flow research will be discussed. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches to flow, including interviews, surveys, and the experience sampling method among others will be described. Evidence is examined from a range of existing research projects on flow from around the globe, raising questions concerning the positive psychology enterprise, including the value of psychological assessment tools and the debate over cross-cultural universals/comparisons. Rather than viewing qualitative and quantitative approaches (or anthropological and psychological perspectives) as rival factions, this project seeks to develop constructive dialogue that acknowledges both strengths and limitations of each approach to facilitate engagement with the topics of mixed methods and human strengths, subjects often neglected in cross-cultural research. The first part of the article series examined methodological implications of this positive psychology concept, and this second part of the article series focuses upon the cross-cultural implications.

Данная статья является второй из двух статей, посвященных одному из ключевых понятий позитивной психологии - вершинным переживаниям, называемым «поток», разрабатываемым психологом Михаем Чикесентмихайи - в качестве примера для рассмотрения некоторых вопросов, связанных с интернализацией позитивной психологии. В частности, обсуждаются методологические, психодиагностические и теоретические вопросы исследования состояния потока. Описаны количественные, качественные и смешанные методы изучения состояния потока, включая интервью, анкетирование и кейс-стади. Рассматриваются примеры исследований состояния потока в разных странах мира, поднимающие вопросы относительно качества психодиагностического инструментария, а также кросс кросс-культурных универсалий/различий. Предлагаемый автором подход не сводится к рассмотрению качественных и количественных методов (или антропологических и психологических перспектив) как конкурирующих между собой, он направлен на развитие конструктивного диалога, который признает сильные и слабые стороны каждого подхода, чтобы стимулировать использование смешанных методов исследования сильных сторон человека, чем часто пренебрегают в кросс-культурных исследованиях. В первой статье прежде всего рассматривалось методологическое значение позитивной психологии, во второй - ее кросс-культурная значимость.

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