Hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis of the Flow State Scale in exercise
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Article Title | Hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis of the Flow State Scale in exercise |
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ERA Journal ID | 9782 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Vlachopoulos, Symeon P. (Author), Karageorghis, Costas I. (Author) and Terry, Peter C. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Sports Sciences |
Journal Citation | 18 (10), pp. 815-823 |
Number of Pages | 29 |
Year | 2000 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0264-0414 |
1466-447X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/026404100419874 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=g713776241~db=all |
Abstract | [Abstract]: The present study examined the factor structure and internal consistency of the Flow State Scale (FSS; Jackson and Marsh, 1996) using responses of exercise participants. The FSS is a self-report questionnaire of nine subscales designed to assess flow in sport and physical activity settings. It was administered to 1, 231 aerobic dance exercise participants. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were used to test three competing measurement models of the flow construct: A single-factor model, a nine factor model, and a hierarchical model positing a higher-order flow factor to explain the intercorrelations between the nine first-order factors. The single-factor model showed a poor fit to the data. The nine-factor model and the hierarchical model did not show an adequate fit to the data. All FSS subscales displayed acceptable internal consistency indices (a > .70) with the exception of transformation of time (a = .65). Collectively, the present results did not provide support for the tenability of the single- factor, nine-factor or hierarchical FSS measurement models in an exercise setting. Results are discussed in the light of the need to further improve the Flow State Scale for use in an exercise setting. |
Keywords | Flow State Scale; exercise |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520406. Sensory processes, perception and performance |
520107. Sport and exercise psychology | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
Brunel University, United Kingdom |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yw54/hierarchical-confirmatory-factor-analysis-of-the-flow-state-scale-in-exercise
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