Toward a conceptual understanding of the flow experience in elite athletes

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 76-90

  Jackson, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elite athletes; Flow dimensions; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030095158     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1996.10607928     Document Type: Article

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