The purpose of the present study was to investigate
whether the dispositional flow state of regular
exercise participants were predicted by perceived
appearance and self-esteem. The study sample
comprised of 142 men (Mage = 24.25, SD = 6.50) and
153 women (Mage = 27.33, SD = 8.23) exercise participants
exercising regularly more than six months
at different sport centers. Demographic information
form, perceived appearance sub dimension of Physical
Self-Description Questionnaire, Rosenberg Selfesteem
Scale, and Dispositional Flow Scale were used
to collect the data. To examine the role of perceived
appearance and self-esteem in the prediction of dispositional
flow of regular exercise participants, a hierarchical
regression analysis was conducted. At Step
1 of the regression analysis, perceived appearance
was considered as a significant contributor for explaining
23 % variance of participants’ dispositional flow
(p < .01). At Step 2 of the regression analysis, self-esteem was considered as a significant contributor for
explaining 20 % variance of participants’ dispositional
flow (p < .01). Results indicated that perceived appearance
and self-esteem predicted total 43 % variance of
exercise participants’ dispositional flow in the current
study. Findings of the study supported the assertion
that perceived appearance and self-esteem play significant
role in predicting flow experiences of regular
exercise participants.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Sports Medicine, Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | November 17, 2017 |
Submission Date | April 20, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 |
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