Dispositional Flow and Performance in Brazilian Triathletes
Flow is a mental state characterized by total immersion and focus in an activity; performing it pleasurably. Such a state is considered optimal for performance. The present study analyzed the relationship between dispositional flow and performance in triathletes. The sample consisted of 328 athletes...
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doaj-c2e18963597e4ff6b7cebc6f936bdf552020-11-24T21:21:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-09-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.02136468385Dispositional Flow and Performance in Brazilian TriathletesWilliam Fernando Garcia0Renan Codonhato1Marcus Vinicius Mizoguchi2José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Junior3Paulo Vitor Suto Aizava4Marcelen Lopes Ribas5Aryelle Malheiros Caruzzo6João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci7João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci8João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci9Lenamar Fiorese10Physical Education Department, State University of Maringá, Maringá, BrazilPhysical Education Department, State University of Maringá, Maringá, BrazilPhysical Education Department, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, BrazilPhysical Education Department, Federal University of São Francisco Valley, Petrolina, BrazilPhysical Education Department, State University of Maringá, Maringá, BrazilPhysical Education Department, State University of Maringá, Maringá, BrazilPhysical Education Department, State University of Maringá, Maringá, BrazilPhysical Education Department, State University of Maringá, Maringá, BrazilDuke Emergency Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United StatesDuke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United StatesPhysical Education Department, State University of Maringá, Maringá, BrazilFlow is a mental state characterized by total immersion and focus in an activity; performing it pleasurably. Such a state is considered optimal for performance. The present study analyzed the relationship between dispositional flow and performance in triathletes. The sample consisted of 328 athletes (294 males and 34 females; mean age of 37.42 ± 7.18 years) competing in the Ironman Brazil – Florianópolis – South American Championship 2017. Instruments were an identification sheet, the Dispositional Flow Scale (DFS-2) and athletes’ total race times. Data were analyzed using R, through the Shapiro–Wilk normality test, Mann–Whitney’s U, Spearman Correlation, and Network Analysis [Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO)], using strength, closeness, and betweenness as centrality measurements. Results show a positive correlation between age and practice time (r = 0.34), inverse relationship between practice time and total race time (r = −0.25), and inverse correlations between race time and 05 of the 09 flow dimensions (r between −0.17 and −0.11), suggesting better performances were related to more practice time and higher disposition to flow. Flow conditions, flow characteristics, individual characteristics, and performance were separately grouped in the network structure. Challenge–skill balance was the most influential node, with the highest closeness and betweenness values; challenge–skill balance, clear goals, control, and action-awareness merge directly influenced better race times. Sample’s top 50 performers had significantly higher disposition to challenge-skill balance, clear goals, control and feedback. Practical implications of flow mechanisms are discussed. Dispositional flow was positively related to objective performance in Brazilian triathletes.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02136/fullflowendurancetriathlonsport psychologyathletes |
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William Fernando Garcia Renan Codonhato Marcus Vinicius Mizoguchi José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Junior Paulo Vitor Suto Aizava Marcelen Lopes Ribas Aryelle Malheiros Caruzzo João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci Lenamar Fiorese Dispositional Flow and Performance in Brazilian Triathletes Frontiers in Psychology flow endurance triathlon sport psychology athletes |
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William Fernando Garcia Renan Codonhato Marcus Vinicius Mizoguchi José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Junior Paulo Vitor Suto Aizava Marcelen Lopes Ribas Aryelle Malheiros Caruzzo João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci Lenamar Fiorese |
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Dispositional Flow and Performance in Brazilian Triathletes |
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Dispositional Flow and Performance in Brazilian Triathletes |
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Dispositional Flow and Performance in Brazilian Triathletes |
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Dispositional Flow and Performance in Brazilian Triathletes |
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Dispositional Flow and Performance in Brazilian Triathletes |
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dispositional flow and performance in brazilian triathletes |
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Flow is a mental state characterized by total immersion and focus in an activity; performing it pleasurably. Such a state is considered optimal for performance. The present study analyzed the relationship between dispositional flow and performance in triathletes. The sample consisted of 328 athletes (294 males and 34 females; mean age of 37.42 ± 7.18 years) competing in the Ironman Brazil – Florianópolis – South American Championship 2017. Instruments were an identification sheet, the Dispositional Flow Scale (DFS-2) and athletes’ total race times. Data were analyzed using R, through the Shapiro–Wilk normality test, Mann–Whitney’s U, Spearman Correlation, and Network Analysis [Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO)], using strength, closeness, and betweenness as centrality measurements. Results show a positive correlation between age and practice time (r = 0.34), inverse relationship between practice time and total race time (r = −0.25), and inverse correlations between race time and 05 of the 09 flow dimensions (r between −0.17 and −0.11), suggesting better performances were related to more practice time and higher disposition to flow. Flow conditions, flow characteristics, individual characteristics, and performance were separately grouped in the network structure. Challenge–skill balance was the most influential node, with the highest closeness and betweenness values; challenge–skill balance, clear goals, control, and action-awareness merge directly influenced better race times. Sample’s top 50 performers had significantly higher disposition to challenge-skill balance, clear goals, control and feedback. Practical implications of flow mechanisms are discussed. Dispositional flow was positively related to objective performance in Brazilian triathletes. |
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