How is flow experienced and by whom? Testing flow among occupations

Stress and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-137

  Llorens, Susana ^a   Salanova, Marisa ^a   Rodríguez, Alma Ma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

frequency of flow experience; occupation; prerequisites; work setting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKILL; TEACHER; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKFLOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SPAIN; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875873433     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2436     Document Type: Article

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