Physiological aspects of flow experiences: Skills-demand-compatibility effects on heart rate variability and salivary cortisol

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 849-852

  Keller, Johannes ^a   Bless, Herbert ^b   Blomann, Frederik ^b   Kleinböhl, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flow experience; Heart rate variability; Intrinsic motivation; Mental load; Salivary cortisol; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955154013     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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