Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was a Hungarian-American psychologist best known for developing the concept of "flow," a highly focused mental state of optimal experience and engagement.

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instanceOf academic
author
human
psychologist
awardReceived Széchenyi Prize
causeOfDeath unspecified natural causes
citizenship Hungary
United States of America
countryOfBirth Italy
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-09-29
dateOfDeath 2021-10-20
doctoralAdvisor Jacob W. Getzels
educatedAt University of Chicago
employer Claremont Graduate University
University of Chicago
ethnicGroup Hungarians
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surface form: Csikszentmihalyi
fieldOfWork creativity research
educational psychology
organizational psychology
positive psychology
psychology
fullName Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi
givenName Mihaly
hasConcept autotelic experience
flow state
influenced Martin Seligman
positive psychology
surface form: positive psychology movement

research on workplace engagement
knownFor concept of optimal experience
flow (psychology)
research on happiness
research on intrinsic motivation
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hungarian
memberOf American Psychological Association
notableWork Beyond Boredom and Anxiety
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
occupation psychologist
university teacher
writer
placeOfBirth Fiume
Kingdom of Italy
Rijeka
placeOfDeath Claremont
surface form: Claremont, California
positionHeld chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago
director of the Quality of Life Research Center at Claremont Graduate University
professor of psychology

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positive psychology associatedWith Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Howard Gardner coAuthorWith Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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this entity surface form: Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi
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this entity surface form: Csikszentmihalyi