When effort is enjoyed: Two studies of intrinsic motivation for personally salient activities

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 165-188

  Waterman, Alan S ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Effort; Flow; Intrinsic motivation; Self determination; Self realization

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144488798     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-005-9440-4     Document Type: Article

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