Predicting Flow at Work: Investigating the Activities and Job Characteristics That Predict Flow States at Work

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-190

  Nielsen, Karina ^a   Cleal, Bryan ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Experience Sampling Method; flow; multilevel analyses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAINSTORMING; DENMARK; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MALE; MANAGER; PLANNING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; WORK;

ADULT; DENMARK; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77950591913     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018893     Document Type: Article

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