Locus of control and the flow experience: An experimental analysis

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 589-607

  Keller, Johannes ^a   Blomann, Frederik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flow experience; Intrinsic motivation; Locus of control

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249115925     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.692     Document Type: Article

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