The dimensionality and correlates of flow in human-computer interactions

Past research on playfulness in human-computer interactions has demonstrated that computers can encourage playfulness and that playfulness can have positive and negative work-related consequences. Thus, playfulness in human-computer interactions represents a potentially important topic for information systems research. This article first defines playfulness in human-computer interactions in terms of Csikszentmihalyi's (1975) flow theory and explores the dimensionality of the flow construct. Second, it reports the results of two studies conducted to investigate the factor structure and correlates of flow in human-computer interactions. Finally, implications are discussed.