How basic need satisfaction and dispositional motives interact in predicting flow experience in sport

Abstract

We have integrated the basic psychological needs approach from self-determination theory with motive disposition theory in order to enhance the prediction of flow experience in sports. We hypothesize that an environment that enables people to fulfill their basic psychological needs for competence and social relatedness results in flow. Additionally, we assume that the effect of competence need satisfaction is moderated by the achievement motive and that the effect of need-for-relatedness satisfaction is moderated by the affiliation motive. Four studies show the expected positive effects of need satisfaction on flow and further confirm that high achievement and affiliation-motivated individuals benefit more from competence and relatedness sports environments, respectively, than individuals low in these motives.

How individual needs influence motivation effects: a neuroscientific study on McClelland’s need theory

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Interrelation of Flow Experience With Intrinsic Motivation and Personality Traits in Students

“…Вторая гипотеза о связи состояния «потока» студентов с мотивацией в обуче-нии частично подтвердились, что соответствует современным исследованиям по изучению общей мотивации (Schüler, Brandstätter, 2013;Schüler и др., 2014;Datu, Mateo, 2016;Stormoen и др., 2016). Выявлены значимые корреляции 8 из 9 шкал «потока» с мотивацией в обучении.…”

“…В данном исследовании показано, что индивиды с низкой выраженностью потребности в автономии намного меньше получали ее из внеш-ней среды (Schüler, Brandstätter, 2013;Schüler и др., 2014).…”

Befinden und Motivation im Sport

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