1. THE SHORT VERSIONS OF FLOW SCALES: RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY STUDY
Emine ÇAĞLAR1, İhsan Sarı 2, Hülya Aşçı 3, Sue Jackson 4, Robert C. Eklund 5
1Kırıkkale University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, 2Sakarya University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, 3Marmara University, School of Physical Education and Sport, 4University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies, 5Florida State University, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of short versions of the flow scales-dispositional and state- for Turkish athletes. The Long version of the scales was developed by Jackson and Eklund (2004) and adapted into Turkish culture by Aşçı et al. (2007).
METHOD
correlations among the four subscale
Instruments
Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2)
Short Version of Dispositional Flow Scale
Sports Motivation Scale-SMS: Intrinsic motivation subscale was used.
Situational Motivation Scale – SIMS: Intrinsic motivation and identified regulation subscales were used.
Data Analysis
Descriptive statistics
Validity: The principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation and criterion related validity
Reliability: Cronbach alpha
Flow State Scale-2 (FSS-2)
The Short Version of Flow State Scale
1st study (SFSS):
2nd study (SDFS):
correlations among the four subscale
Participants
1st study (Short Flow State Scale-SFSS)
174 female athletes
(Mage = 19.71, SD = 3.23 years)
(Mnumber of training per week = 5.03, SD = 2.43)
268 male athletes
(Mage = 20.15, SD = 3.57 years)
(Mnumber of training per week = 4.76, SD = 2.38)
2nd study (Short Dispositional Flow Scale- SDFS)
89 female athletes
(Mage = 20.94, SD = 3.67 years)
(Mnumber of training per week = 5.01, SD = 2.59)
208 male athletes
(Mage = 21.93, SD = 3.72 years)
(Mnumber of training per week = 5.19, SD = 2.56)
RESULTS
Short Flow State Scale
Short Dispositional Flow Scale
Items
Factor loading
SFSS2#5
0.80
SFSS2#4
0.78
SFSS2#6
SFSS2#3
0.77
SFSS2#1
0.69
SFSS2#9
0.68
SFSS2#8
0.54
SFSS2#7
0.53
SFSS2#2
0.43
Eigenvalue: 4.13
Total variance explained : 45.87
Correlation of short FSS with situational motivation and long FSS
Short FSS
Intrinsic motivation
.32**
Identified Regulation
.38**
Long FSS
.76**
** p<.001
Cronbach's Alpha coefficient
.84
Items
Factor loading
SDFS2#6
0.71
SDFS2#5
0.68
SDFS2#4
0.67
SDFS2#9
0.65
SDFS2#1
0.58
SDFS2#3
0.54
SDFS2#8
0.49
SDFS2#7
0.46
SDFS2#2
0.41
Eigenvalue: 3.07
Total variance explained : 34.16
Correlation of short DFSS with intrinsic motivation and long DFSS
Short FSS
Intrinsic motivation
.48**
Long DFSS
.91**
** p<.001
Cronbach's Alpha coefficient
.74
CONCLUSION
These results support the reliability, construct and criterion related validity of Turkish version of short flow scales for athletic population.