Happiness in Everyday Life: The Uses of Experience Sampling

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly; Hunter, Jeremy

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Happiness in Everyday Life: The Uses of Experience Sampling

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, Hunter, Jeremy·2003·Journal of Happiness Studies

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Authors: Csikszentmihalyi, M., & Hunter, J.
Affiliations: Claremont Graduate University (US)
Venue: Journal of Happiness Studies
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2003-06
Volume: 4
Issue: 2
Pages: 185-199
ISSN: 1389-4978 (ISSN-L)
1573-7780
DOI: 10.1023/a:1024409732742
OpenAlex: W1695445891
Semantic Scholar: a4d568e3bd8f6a5cf8b06763511ef32ddc5c67e9
Cited by: 717
References: 571
Citations by year: 2026: 14 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 42 · 2018: 40 · 2017: 40 · 2016: 45 · 2015: 56 · 2014: 41 · 2013: 28 · 2012: 48
FWCI: 10.71
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: Journal of Happiness Studies (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Flow Experience in Various Fields
Keywords: happiness, subjective well-being, ecological momentary assessment, youth, leisure, interpersonal relationships, school activities, social class, flow experience, reading for pleasure, time use

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