Author/Authors :
Altıntaş, Atahan Başkent Üniversitesi - Spor Bilimleri Bölümü, Turkey , Kelecek, Selen Baskent Üniversitesi - Spor Bilimleri Bölümü, Turkey , Aşçı, F. Hülya Baskent Üniversitesi - Spor Bilimleri Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SITUATIONAL MOTIVATION AND FLOW EXPERIENCE IN ELITE ATHLETES
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between situational motivation and flow experience in elite athletes. One hundred and sixty seven male (Mage=22.68±3.33) and fifty five female (Mage=22.16±3.16) elite athletes voluntarily participated in this study. “Dispositional Flow State Scale-2” (Jackson and Eklund, 2004), “The Situational Motivation Scale-SIMS” (Guay, Vallerand and Blanchard, 2000) were administered to participants. Pearson s Product Moment Correlation was used to determined relationships between flow experiences and situational motivation of athletes. Results showed that flow experiences was positively associated with intrinsic motivation and identified regulation (p 0.01). On the other hand, flow experiences was negatively associated with amotivation and external regulation (p 0.01). In conclusion, the motivational orientation of athletes have an influence on their flow experience. Intrinsic motivation facilitates the flow experiences but extrinsic motivation inhibit this experience.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Flow experience , situational motivation , elite athlete
JournalTitle :
Pamukkale Journal Of Sport Sciences
