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Flow and Happiness in Later Life: An Investigation into the Role of Daily and Weekly Flow Experiences

verfasst von: Amy Love Collins, Natalia Sarkisian, Ellen Winner

Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies | Ausgabe 6/2009

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Fifty-four older adults ranging in age from 70 to 86 years old (M = 77.54) reported daily levels of positive and negative affect, life satisfaction and daily activities for seven consecutive days. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was used to investigate inter- and intra-individual effects of flow experiences on affect. Higher quality of flow was positively associated with high arousal positive affect (i.e., feeling peppy, enthusiastic, happy), negatively associated with low arousal negative affect (i.e., feeling sad and disappointed), and positively associated with life satisfaction. However, more frequent flow experiences throughout the week predicted lower average levels of positive affect and life satisfaction. Overall, the results demonstrate that flow is linked to the affective experiences of older adults, and that an individual’s overall propensity to experience flow may be influential beyond the immediate effects of a given flow experience.

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Titel: Flow and Happiness in Later Life: An Investigation into the Role of Daily and Weekly Flow Experiences
verfasst von: Amy Love Collins
Natalia Sarkisian
Ellen Winner
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2009
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies / Ausgabe 6/2009
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-008-9116-3

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