Flow experience in physical activity: Examination of the internal structure of flow from a process-related perspective

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 393-402

  Kawabata, Masato ^a   Mallett, Clifford J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attentional process; Flow experience; Internal structure; Physical activity; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155197745     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9221-1     Document Type: Article

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