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Can 'Flow' Enhance Psychological Well-being in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns?
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The study tried to find if 'experience of flow' can help in Covid-19 crisis to ensure psychological well-being in college students. The study explored the relationship between 'flow experience' and the 'psychological well-being' using Flow state scale and Ryff's psychological well-being scale in the sample of 120 students. Regression analysis shows that 29% of variance is explained by 'flow' on the psychological well-being. The findings are explained with the help of various studies and theories. The implications are discussed in detail.
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flow, psychological well-being, COVID crisis
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