*고려대학교 의과대학 구로병원 정신건강의학교실, †아주대학교 심리학과
*Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, †Department of Psychology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
The study was conducted to investigate the effects of flow on a person’s well-being and stress-buffering ability. General- Dispositional Flow Scale-2, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Ways of Coping Questionnaire were administered to a sample of 268 undergraduate students. Results showed that the disposition toward flow was associated with cognitive and emotional well-being and negative correlation of the stress and cognitive well-being was remarkable for low-flow group. These results confirm the flow's stress buffering effect on cognitive well-being. However, this effect on emotional well-being was not verified. Participants who experience flow frequently use problem-focused coping and this coping strategy mediated the relations between flow and cognitive and emotional well-being. These results confirm the function of flow for subjective well-being and suggest flow experience is an effective way of the happier life. (Korean J Str Res 2013;21:283∼292)