What Makes an Activity Most Enjoyable? Alternative Ways of Measuring Subjective Aspects of Time-Use

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-91

  Michelson, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Enjoyability; Intrinsic enjoyment; Stability; Time use

Indexed keywords

AGE; MEDIA ROLE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 79958833358     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9697-1     Document Type: Article

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