Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-224) and index.
Contents
Part 1: Enjoyment and intrinsic motivation -- Rewards of autotelic activities -- Structure of autotelic activities -- Part 2: A theoretical model for enjoyment -- Enjoying games: chess -- Deep play and the flow experience in rock climbing -- Measuring the flow experience in rock dancing -- Enjoying work: surgery -- Part 3: Flow patterns in everyday life -- Effects of flow deprivation -- Politics of enjoyment -- Tests and procedures used in microflow experiments.