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- Title
Relación entre los motivos para la práctica físico-deportiva y las experiencias de flujo en jóvenes: diferencias en función del sexo.
- Authors
JIMÉNEZ-TORRES, MANUEL G.; GODOY-IZQUIERDO, DÉBORA; GODOY GARCÍA, JUAN F.
- Abstract
In this study we explored the relationship between exercise-sports practice, motives for practice and flow experienced during such activities in a sample of Spanish young adults. 101 participants responded self-reports on exercise-sports practice, motives (Capdevila, 2003) and states of flow (Jackson & Eklund, 2002). The results indicated that, compared to women, physical practice was higher among men, who also showed a higher intrinsic motivation and experienced flow at a higher degree. Flow and intrinsic motives predicted physical practice, whilst extrinsic motives could not predict it. These results point out that promoting enjoyment-related motives and positive subjective experiences such as flow might help in enhancing adherence to exercise and sports among young people.
- Subjects
EXERCISE for youth; PRACTICE (Sports); MOTIVATION (Psychology); PHYSICAL activity; GENDER differences (Psychology)
- Publication
Universitas Psychologica, 2012, Vol 11, Issue 3, p909
- ISSN
1657-9267
- Publication type
Article