Latent variable modelling of the relationship between flow and exercise-induced feelings: an intuitive appraisal perspective

Karageorghis, Costas I. and Vlachopoulos, Symeon P. and Terry, Peter C. (2000) Latent variable modelling of the relationship between flow and exercise-induced feelings: an intuitive appraisal perspective. European Physical Education Review, 6 (3). pp. 230-248. ISSN 1356-336X

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Abstract

[Abstract]: The present study examined the relationship between self-reported levels of Flow (Csikszentmihalyi, 1975) and the post-exercise feelings of Positive Engagement, Revitalisation, Tranquillity, and Physical Exhaustion (Gauvin & Rejeski, 1993) using responses from 1, 231 aerobic dance exercise participants. Vallerand’s (1987) intuitive-reflective appraisal model of self-related affects and Csikszentmihalyi’s (1975) conceptual framework for optimal experience served as the guiding theoretical frameworks. It was hypothesised that self-reported flow would be positively associated with revitalisation, tranquillity and positive engagement while statistical independence was expected for physical exhaustion. First, participants completed the Flow State Scale (Jackson & Marsh, 1996) and second, the Exercise-induced Feeling Inventory (Gauvin & Rejeski, 1993) immediately after an aerobic dance exercise class. Latent variable analyses showed that the higher-order Flow factor was positively associated with post-exercise Positive Engagement, Revitalisation, and Tranquillity, but not with Physical Exhaustion. Flow state explained 35% of the variance in Positive Engagement, 31% of the variance in Revitalisation, and 22% of the variance in Tranquillity. It is concluded that self-reported flow in aerobic dance exercise is moderately associated with the experience of positive post-exercise feelings. Physical educators may wish to employ interventions to facilitate the flow experience during lessons that involve structured exercise.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Author's version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
Depositing User:	Professor Peter Terry
Faculty / Department / School:	Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology
Date Deposited:	31 Oct 2008 02:56
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2013 23:06
Uncontrolled Keywords:	optimal experience, structural equation modelling
Fields of Research :	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170114 Sport and Exercise Psychology
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/4402

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