Play, affect, and creativity: Theory and research

Affect, Creative Experience, and Psychological Adjustment

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 57-75

  Russ, Sandra W ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039734151     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315784557-14     Document Type: Chapter

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