@article{article_1752575, title={Procrastinating Exercise or Staying in the Flow? The Relationship Between Psychological Flow and Exercise Procrastination in Sports Science Students}, journal={Journal of Sport for All and Recreation}, volume={7}, pages={557–566}, year={2025}, DOI={10.56639/jsar.1752575}, url={https://izlik.org/JA47PP55YS}, author={Seçer, Emrah and Kuleli, Hasan}, keywords={Psychological Flow, Exercise Procrastination, Sports Science Students}, abstract={This study examines the relationship between psychological flow experiences and exer-cise procrastination among university students majoring in sports science. Using a quan-titative research design and survey model, data were collected from 279 students (163 males and 116 females), as determined via G*Power analysis. The Psychological Flow Scale and Exercise Procrastination Scale were employed, and data were analyzed using SPSS 25. Statistical methods included normality tests, descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANO-VA/Welch tests, Pearson correlation, and simple linear regression analyses. Findings showed that male students reported significantly higher scores in all dimensions of psy-chological flow compared to females, while females demonstrated higher levels of exercise procrastination. Additionally, students from low-income backgrounds scored higher in the self-transcendence and effortless control subdimensions of psychological flow. A sta-tistically significant negative correlation was found between psychological flow and exer-cise procrastination, indicating that higher levels of flow are associated with reduced pro-crastination. Regression analysis revealed that psychological flow accounted for approx-imately 7% of the variance in exercise procrastination. These results suggest that psycho-logical flow plays a protective role against exercise procrastination, and this effect varies by gender and income level. Enhancing flow experiences may be a beneficial strategy for promoting regular exercise behavior among sports science students, particularly males and those from low-income backgrounds.}, number={3}