Flow and regulatory compatibility: An experimental approach to the flow model of intrinsic motivation

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 196-209

  Keller, Johannes ^a   Bless, Herbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action orientation; Flow experience; Intrinsic motivation; Regulatory compatibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNIVERSITY;

FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITIES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 38349077447     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207310026     Document Type: Article

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