Psychological correlates of flow in sport

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 358-378

  Jackson, Susan A ^a   Ford, Stephen K ^d   Kimiecik, Jay C ^b   Marsh, Herbert W ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Flow; Masters athletes; Psychological correlates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032219084     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.20.4.358     Document Type: Article

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