Flow experience in the daily lives of older adults: An analysis of the interaction between flow, individual differences, serious leisure, location, and social context

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 411-423

  Heo, Jinmoo ^a   Lee, Youngkhill ^b   Pedersen, Paul M ^c   McCormick, Bryan P ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

flow; older adults; serious leisure

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDIANA; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79952114288     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980810000395     Document Type: Article

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