title: The influence of avoidance temperament and avoidance-based achievement goals on flow.
abstract: In the present research, we conducted two studies designed to examine the joint influence of avoidance temperament and avoidance-based achievement goals on the experience of flow on a creativity task. In both a laboratory study (N = 101; M(age)  = 22.61, SD(age)  = 4.03; 74.3% female) and a naturalistic study (N = 102; M(age)  = 16.23, SD(age)  = 1.13; 48% female), participants high in avoidance temperament were shown to experience greater flow when performance-avoidance goals were induced; no differences were found in any of the other three achievement goal conditions from the 2 × 2 achievement goal framework. These findings reveal a short-term benefit for a disposition-goal match grounded in avoidance motivation, and point to the need for more research on both avoidance-based matches and the short-term versus long-term implications of such matches.
authors.affiliation: University of Zurich.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oertig
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schüler
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brandstätter
authors.forename: Adam A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Augustine
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010551:Personality; D011594:Psychometrics; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013694:Temperament; D055815:Young Adult