Advances in Flow Research

Since its discovery as a mental state in the 1970s, flow—the losing of oneself in productive activity—has become an important aspect of positive psychology and motivation research. Its processes have been studied in artists and athletes, applied to education and business, and explored in pursuits as...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Engeser, Stefan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • - Historical lines and overview of current research
  • A closer look at methodological approaches
  • Factors predicting flow experience
  • Flow, motivation and performance
  • Flow in a non-achievement situation
  • Flow as a feeling of oneness
  • The dark side of the moon: negative aspects of Flow.-Neuropsychological correlates of flow experience
  • Autotelic personality
  • Theoretical integration and future lines