A Window Into the Bright Side of Psychology: Interview With Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is one of the most eminent psychologists of the modern era. His ideas, such as flow, or the systems model of creativity, have inspired numerous studies, theoretical analyses as well as pedagogic and psychological interventions. Alongside Martin Seligman, he founded positive p...

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Main Authors: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Izabela Lebuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2017-11-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
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Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1482
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title A Window Into the Bright Side of Psychology: Interview With Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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