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Flow theory is one of the research areas of positive psychology, examining the conditions and processes that contribute to the development and optimal functioning of individuals and institutions. The concept was developed in the 1970s by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, with its roots traced to Abraham Maslow’s work on “peak experiences” in the 1960s. While Maslow viewed peak experience as a means of self-actualization and individual transcendence, Csikszentmihalyi approached the flow experience from a