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Research article summary:
Flow-based model of computer hackers motivation.
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Hackers psychology, widely discussed in the media, is almost entirely unexplored by psychologists. In this study, hackers motivation is investigated, using the flow paradigm. Flow is likely to motivate hackers, according to views expressed by researchers ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2003Apr
in Journal: Cyberpsychol Behav
(Language : eng)
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1. Cyberpsychol Behav.
2003 Apr;6(2):171-80
Flow-based model of computer hackers' motivation.
Voiskounsky AE, Smyslova OV
Psychology Department, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. vae-msu@mail.ru
Hackers' psychology, widely discussed in the media, is almost entirely unexplored by psychologists. In this study, hackers' motivation is investigated, using the flow paradigm. Flow is likely to motivate hackers, according to views expressed by researchers and by hackers themselves. Taken as granted that hackers experience flow, it was hypothesized that flow increases with the increase of hackers' competence in IT use. Self-selected subjects were recruited on specialized web sources; 457 hackers filled out a web questionnaire. Competence in IT use, specific flow experience, and demographic data were questioned. An on-line research was administered within the Russian-speaking community (though one third of Ss are non-residents of Russian Federation); since hacking seems to be international, the belief is expressed that the results are universal. The hypothesis is not confirmed: flow motivation characterizes the least and the most competent hackers, and the members of an intermediate group, that is, averagely competent Ss report the "flow crisis"-no (or less) flow experience. Two differing strategies of task choice were self-reported by Ss: a step-by-step increase of the difficulty of choices leads to a match of challenges and skills (and to preserving the flow experience); putting choices irrespective of the likelihood of solution leads to a "flow crisis." The findings give productive hints on processes of hackers' motivational development. The flow-based model of computer hackers' motivation was developed. It combines both empirically confirmed and theoretically possible ways of hackers' "professional" growth.
PMID : 12804029 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| Alexander E | Voiskounsky | AE |
| Olga V | Smyslova | OV |
Affiliation: Psychology Department, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. vae-msu@mail.ru
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Category links from this article:- Adolescent
- Adult
- Computer Security
- Computers
- Criminal Psychology
- Humans
- Internet
- Models, Psychological
- Motivation
- Personality Assessment
- Professional Competence
- Reward
- Risk-Taking
- Self Assessment (Psychology)
- Self Concept
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