Flow theory re-envisioned : a conceptual analysis and response to critiques / Alan S. Waterman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waterman, Alan S., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

This text presents a comprehensive analysis of flow theory, examining its foundations, critiques, and potential areas for expansion. It provides a thorough conceptual analysis of the concept of flow and a systematic presentation of the principles on which flow theory is based and offers recommendations for improved research methodologies by which flow can be studied.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Preface

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

1 Introduction: The Need for a Conceptual Analysis of Flow Theory

2 Classical Flow Theory

3 The Dual Meaning of Flow: Differentiating the Conditions of Flow From the Subjective Experiences of Flow

4 Conditions of Flow-Part I: The Balance of Challenges and Skills

5 Conditions of Flow-Part II: Other Necessary Conditions of Flow

6 The Subjective Experiences of Flow

7 On What Should Not Be Considered as Flow

8 Assessing Flow

9 Individual Differences, the Autotelic Personality, and a Developmental Perspective on Flow

10 The Paradox of Work Resolved

11 A Dual-Process, Cognitive System Perspective for Flow Theory

12 Flow Theory and a Vision of a Life Well-Lived

Epilogue

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 30, 2025).

ISBN:

0-19-781347-X

0-19-781348-8

0-19-781346-1

OCLC:

1549666550