The Relationship between Motivation and Flow States in Sports Faculty Students

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The study investigates how motivation relates to flow states among sports faculty students. Data were collected from 289 athletes at Ondokuz Mayıs University Yaşar Doğu Faculty of Sports Sciences. Sport Motivation Scale and Flow State Scales (2) were used to assess motivational orientations and flow dimensions, with t-tests for group comparisons. Gender showed no differences in most motivational subscales, but amotivation differed significantly (p<0.05). Team versus individual sport showed no motivational differences, and no meaningful gender or sport-type differences emerged across flow-state dimensions (p>0.05).

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Asian Journal of Education and Training Vol. 5, No. 3, 440-446, 2019 ISSN(E) 2519-5387 DOI: 10.20448/journal.522.2019.53 .440.446 © 2019 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group The Relationship between Motivation and Flow States in Sports Faculty Students Pelin AKYOL 1 Osman İMAMOĞLU2 􀀣 1Department of Physical Education, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey. 2 Yaşar Doğu Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey. (􀀣 Corresponding Author) Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between motivation and flow states in sports faculty students. A total of 289 athletes who were studying at Ondokuz Mayıs University YaĢar Doğu Faculty of Sports Sciences participated in the study. Sport Motivation Scale and The Flow State Scale-2 and Dispositional Flow Scale-2 were used. T-test was used for comparisons. While there was no significant difference between the subscale scores of motivational orientation by gender (p> 0.05), a significant difference was found between the amotivation subscale (p <0.05) . There was no significant difference in motivational orientation subscales between athletes doing team sports and athletes doing individual sports (p> 0.05) . No significant difference was found between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation states of student athletes according to gender differences (p> 0.05) . No significant difference was found between all sub-dimensions offlow state according to gender, team and individual sports (p> 0.05) . T Conclusion: It can be said that motivation levels of sports educated students have an effect on flow states or flow states have an influence on motivation states. The studies that increase the flow states of the sports educated students can increase the motivation levels of the students, as well as studies that increase the motivation levels of the students can increase the flow states. Studies should be conducted indifferent age groups and different groups to find out in which sub-dimensions flow states and motivation states differ or are similar. Keywords: Sports, Flow state, Motivation, Self-consciousness, Students, Team sport, Individual sport. Acknowledgement: Both authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 441 2. Method ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 441 3. Findings ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 442 4. Discussion and Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................... 444 References ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 445 Contribution of this paper to the literature This study contributes to the existing literature by investigating the relationship between motivation and flow states in sports faculty students. 1. Intr

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What is the main purpose of the study?

To examine the relationship between motivation and flow states in sports faculty students.

Who participated in the study and how many athletes were included?

A total of 289 athletes studying at Ondokuz Mayıs University Yaşar Doğu Faculty of Sports Sciences participated.

Were there significant differences in motivation or flow state by gender or sport type?

Most motivational subscales did not differ by gender, but amotivation did (p<0.05). There were no significant differences in motivational orientation between team and individual sports, and no significant differences in flow-state sub-dimensions across gender or sport type (p>0.05).

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