Thomas Goetz a,*, Nathan C. Hall b, Anne C. Frenzel a. Reinhard Pekrun a "Department of Psychology, University of Munich, Leopoldstrasse 13, 80802 Munich , Germany b Department of Psychology, University of California, Irvine, CA 926977085, USA The focus of the present study is on students' experiences of enjoyment, an emotion largely neglected in. educational research. We present a model in whi...

This study tested a model of enjoyment of video games focused on three important predictors; interactivity, realism and spatial presence. In a large, randomized experiment (N = 257), players of traditional console games were compared with their counterparts playing on mobile devices. The hypothesized model included perceived interactivity, perceived reality and spatial presence, with enjoyment ...

With exergames (as with physical activity in general), more intense and longer-duration game play should accrue more health benefits. Exergames, however, appear to be played for relatively short durations, often at medium or lower intensities. Ostensibly games are played for fun or enjoyment. Enhancing the fun or enjoyment experienced during exergame play should enhance the intensity and durati...

BACKGROUND In the UK, doctors' first year of medical work is also their first year of postgraduate training. It is very important that their experience of work and training is good. DESIGN Surveys of entire cohorts graduating in particular years. SETTING UK. METHOD Questionnaires sent 1 year after qualification to all UK medical graduates of 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2009. RESULT...

Introduction: Identification of the factors that promote academicperformance is of importance in the success rate of medical students.This study aimed to find the relationship between emotions,motivation and academic performance of medical students.Methods: This descriptive-correlative study was conductedamong 370 medical students in Shiraz University of MedicalSciences using convenience sampli...

The present experiment examines the effects of extraversion and consumption of alcohol on facial and verbal indicators of humor-induced positive affect. Sixty one female students were placed into one of three alcohol conditions (no ethanol, low dose, high dose) and were exposed to 30 slides containing jokes or cartoons. Facial measurements of smiling and laughter, funniness and aversiveness of ...

Do people derive more enjoyment from activities that match how they ideally want to feel (their "ideal affect")? Affect valuation theory (AVT) predicts that they do; however, no study has directly examined whether this is the case. Therefore, the authors conducted 4 studies that examined whether valuing calm and other low arousal positive states (LAP) increased enjoyment of calming (vs. excitin...