Mindfulness, attention, and flow during music listening: An empirical investigation

Psychology of Music

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-58

  Diaz, Frank M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetic response; Attention; CRDI; Flow; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877887916     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735611415144     Document Type: Article

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