Gary Gute

Professor and Director, Human Potential Project and UNIFlowLab

Gary Gute
Location

Latham 229, Bartlett 1109

Phone
(319) 273-6149

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Gary Gute

Professor and Director, Human Potential Project and UNIFlowLab

Education

PhD, Iowa State University

Research Interests

The Factor Structure of Flow

Psychological Complexity

Complexity and Flow as Catalysts for Creativity

Complexity as a Framework for Optimizing Systems

Professional Accomplishments

Heutte, J., Fenouillet, F., Martin-Krumm, C., Gute, G., Raes, A., Gute, D., Bachelet, R., Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2021) Optimal experience in adult learning: Conception and validation of the Flow in Education Scale (EduFlow-2). Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.828027

Gute, G. (2020). Systems theories and approaches. In M. Runco & S. Pritzker (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Creativity. (3rd ed.). Elsevier. 522 – 528

Waldron, J., Alborn-Yilek, S., Gute, G., Schares, D., & Huckstadt, K. (2019). School administrators' experiences in a 6-month well-being pilot program. Journal of School Leadership, 29(2), 150-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/1052684619832159

Gute, G., Gute, D., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2016). Assessing psychological complexity in highly creative persons: The case of jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson. Journal of Genius and Eminence, 1(1), 16-27. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303265450_Assessing_Psychologic...

Gute, D., & Gute, G. (2015). How creativity works in the brain: Insights from a Santa Fe Institute working group. National Endowment for the Arts: Washington, DC. https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/how-creativity-works-in-the-bra...

Gute, G., Gute, D., Nakamuma, J., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2008). The early lives of highly creative persons: The influence of the complex family. Creativity Research Journal, 20(4), 343-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400410802391207

Gute, D., & Gute, G. (2008). Flow writing in the liberal arts core and across the disciplines: A Vehicle for confronting and transforming academic disengagement. Journal of General Education, 57(4), 191-222. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27798111

Gute, G., & Eshbaugh, E. (2008). Personality as a predictor of hooking up among college students. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 25(1), 26-43.   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18444064https://doi.org/10.3200/SOCP.148.1.77-90

Gute, G., Eshbaugh, E., & Wiersma, J., (2008). Sex for you, but not for me: Discontinuity in undergraduate emerging adults' definitions of 'having sex.' Journal of Sex Research, 45(4) 329-337.  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23401139_Sex_for_You_But_Not_for_Me_Discontinuity_in_Undergraduate_Emerging_Adults'_Definitions_of_Having_Sex''

Eshbaugh, E. M., & Gute, G. (2008). Hookups and sexual regret among college women. Journal of Social Psychology, 148(1), 77-89.

 

Conference Presentations

Gute, G. & Sweeny, S. (2022, July 1). An exploratory factor analysis of ESM data: A three-factor solution
to the pre-conditions and dimensions of flow. [Conference Presentation]. European Conference on
Positive Psychology, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Chartres, I., Dero, M., Gute, G., & Heutte, J. (2022, July 1). Loss of self-consciousness: An urgent need to
better study this multidimensional and dynamic variable of social dimensions of flow and autotelic
personality. [Conference Presentation]. European Conference on Positive Psychology, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Gute, G. & Powell, C. (2022, June 30). Integration of the flow dimensions in recreational fitness training:
An exploratory investigation. [Conference Presentation]. European Conference on Positive Psychology,
Reykjavik, Iceland.

Gute, G., & Sweeny, K. (2021, November 26). The factor structure of the pre-conditions and dimensions of flow: An exploratory factor analysis of ESM data [Conference presentation]. 10th Meeting of the European Flow Research Network, Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.

Gute, G., Gute, D., & Bertram, H. (2019, July 11-14). Flow from disaster: The role of the creative environment in building student engagement and achievement. [Panel presentation]. Southern Oregon University Creativity Conference, Ashland, Oregon.

Gute, G., Gute, D., Eshbaugh, E., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2018, June 26-30). Experience sampling comparison of engagement, mood, and purpose: High school students in a traditional school environment vs. students in an initiative-based, learner-centered environment. [Paper presentation].  9th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Budapest, Hungary.

Gute, G., Csikszentmihalyi, M., & Vecsey, Z. (2017, July 13-16). Gamifying flow: Lessons in activating leadership strengths and decision making in organizations and education. [Symposium]. Fifth World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Gute, D. & Gute, G. (2017, July 13-16). Coaching flow: A training and assessment model for educators, mentors, and leaders. [Poster presentation]. Fifth World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Gute, D. & Gute, G. (2016, October 25-28). Coaching flow: A model for maximizing focus, feedback, and challenge/skill balance in developmental networks. [Paper presentation] 9th Annual University of New Mexico Mentoring Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Gute, G., Gute, D., Nakamuma, J., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2013, June 27-30). Complexity as a catalyst for flow and creativity in the family lives of creative people. [Poster presentation]. Third World Congress on Positive Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.

Gute, G., & Gute, D. (2013, June 27-30). Creativity and the evolution of culture: The evolution of student understanding in an online college capstone course. [Poster presentation]. Third World Congress on Positive Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.

Gute, G., Gute, D., Nakamuma, J., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2009, July 23-25). The early lives of highly creative persons: The influence of the complex family. [Paper presentation]. 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences, Milwaukee, WI.

Spies, E., & Gute, G. (2008, October 28-30). Father-son bonding: The influence of paternal relationships on college males’ sexual behavior and values. [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.

Gute, G., & Eshbaugh, E. M. (2008, May 1-3). Predicting hookups among undergraduates: The roles of alcohol and personality. [Paper presentation]. 80th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Gute, G. (March 22-23). Assessing psychological complexity in highly creative persons: The case of Oscar Peterson. [Symposium.] 23rd Annual Adult Development Symposium of the Society for Research in Adult Development, New York, NY.

Eshbaugh, E. M., & Gute, G. (2007, May 3-5). Sex with someone known less than 24 hours: Prevalence and predictors among college students.    [Paper presentation.] 79th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Gute, G., & Gute, D. (2006, November 3-4). Building environments that foster creativity: Providing and supporting opportunities for vital engagement. [Paper presentation.] The Fire Within Leadership and Creativity Conference, Denver, CO.

Gute, G. (2006, May 4-6). Conceptualizing emerging adulthood: What can an investigation into the double standards in undergraduates’ definitions of “sex” teach us? [Paper presentation.] 78th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Gute, G. G., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2003, November 1-2). The California Adult Q-Sort as a method for assessing psychological complexity. 3rd Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development, Cambridge, MA.

Gute, G. G., & Wiersma, J. (2003, November 3-4). Is it still not “sex” if . . . ? The American Psychological Association’s Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Cambridge, MA.