Flow Theory and Research

The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, (2 Ed.)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Nakamura, Jeanne ^a   Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow; Human development; Motivation; Optimal functioning; Subjective experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923583639     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195187243.013.0018     Document Type: Chapter

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