Development and validation of a scale to measure optimal experience: The flow state scale

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-35

  Jackson, Susan A ^a   Marsh, Herbert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Construct validity; Flow research; Scale development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030306423     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.18.1.17     Document Type: Article

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