Relationship Between Flow and Athletic Identity: The Case of Three Elite Sportsmen

Orta, Antonio; Sicilia, Álvaro; Fernández-Balboa, Juan Miguel

doi:10.1080/00336297.2016.1175951

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“…However, some prior implicit evidence can be found: for instance, there were associations between social identity and flow when engaging in specific social group activities [94], there were links between place identity and flow when engaging in place-located activities [35], and there were associations between personal identity and flow when engaging in individualized self-defining activities as well [94]. An analysis of the personal narrative of flow experiences across three elite sportsmen within their particular sport in autobiographical contexts showed a close relationship between flow and athletic identity [95]. The above-mentioned work actually provided the primary quantitative evidence for the link between flow and identity at different levels.…”

Section: The Relationship Between Community Engagement Flow Experience Green Area and Life Satisfaction: Community Identity As A Mediatormentioning

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Expanding Social, Psychological, and Physical Indicators of Urbanites’ Life Satisfaction toward Residential Community: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

Peng

Yuan

Mao

et al. 2020

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Attention on, and interest in, life satisfaction has increased worldwide. However, research on life satisfaction focused toward the urban dwellers’ residential community is mainly from western countries, and the limited research from China is solely focused on the geriatric population via a narrowly constrained research perspective. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate urbanites’ life satisfaction toward their community, combining the psychological (behavioral community engagement, mental state of flow, and cognitive community identity), physical (PREQIs-perceived residential environment quality indicators: e.g., green area), and social perspectives (social capital). The proposed conceptual model was tested on a regionally representative sample of 508 urban community residents in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. Data were analyzed via a structure equation modelling approach in AMOS software. Findings suggested that all of the psychological, physical and social factors contributed to a prediction of life satisfaction. Specifically, social capital mediated the path from community engagement and flow to life satisfaction, and community identity mediated the path from flow experience and green area to life satisfaction. Additionally, social capital contributed to predict life satisfaction through its influence on community identity. Findings provide suggestions for urban designers and policymakers to focus on creating an urban community equipped with green area, which helps to promote physical activities that are flow-productive, to enhance residents’ identification to their residential community and, therefore, increase life satisfaction.

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Section: The Relationship Between Community Engagement Flow Experience Green Area and Life Satisfaction: Community Identity As A Mediatormentioning

confidence: 99%

Expanding Social, Psychological, and Physical Indicators of Urbanites’ Life Satisfaction toward Residential Community: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

Peng

Yuan

Mao

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“…For instance, there was a “social narrative” of belonging and being part of an in-group of like-minded peers and teachers/coaches that shared the same goals, interests, experiences, and identity categories ( Carless and Douglas, 2012 ; Ronkainen and Ryba, 2020 ). Furthermore, we observed a “flow narrative,” of deep and internally driven involvement, learning, growth, and, thereby, meaningful self-realization ( Carless and Douglas, 2012 , 2013b ; Orta et al, 2017 ). Lastly, a “lifestyle narrative,” reflected in a way of living that is healthy, linked to good values and fosters advantages attributes in life, was apparent ( Ronkainen and Ryba, 2020 ).…”

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Narrative Tensions in Strained Junior Elite Performers’ Experiences of Becoming Elite Performers

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Contextualized within narrative theory and the field of talent identification and development systems (TIDS), this interview study examined strained junior elite performers’ experiences of becoming elite performers while participating in prestigious national TIDS. The study explored how junior elite performers perceive and negotiate their personal narratives of becoming within a cultural master narrative of being. The focus is on how the quality of person-environment interaction, characterized by narrative alignment or tensions, relates to perceptions of identity, agency, and physical and mental health. We purposefully recruited eight participants (Mage = 17.31, SD = 0.9) from a previously published study, who reported experiencing suboptimal psychological functioning compared with their peers to explore narrative tensions in their storylines. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and examined, using narrative analysis. We identified “the performance narrative” as the dominating cultural narrative within the TIDS and three distinct personal narratives of negotiation with unique characteristics: obsessive and externally driven alignment – “striving to stay at the top of the game”; tensions – “just hanging in there”; and disruption from alignment – “when the going gets tough.” The results indicated that tensions and lack of alignment between the dominating cultural narrative and the individual narrative seem to increase the risk of experiencing identity challenges, suboptimal functioning, and aspects of ill-being. The study offers critical reflections on the dominating performance narrative within TIDS and additionally suggests an alternative athlete-centered and more holistic approach that combines both personal and performance developments.

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“…Being in the zone! This catch phrase has been used in many contexts including participation in athletics (Orta et al, 2017), academics (Everett et al, 2023), and recreational activities (Everett & Gore, 2015). "Being in the zone" and related constructs of flow theory in the context of learning occurs when: (a) perceived skills and challenge meet the demands of the activity; (b) there are clear goals related to activities; and (c) immediate feedback is provided at the conclusion of the activity (Nakamura & Csikszentmihalyi, 2009).…”

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Flow, Fear, and Classroom Modality: Student Experiences in a University Environmental and Sustainability Film Course

Everett,

Eustice

2024

IJHE

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When the words climate change, environment, and sustainability are used in conversations today, they typically elicit engaging conversations among the current generation of university students. One common thread among these conversations is that students are looking to course faculty for answers as their fears are cause for concern. The purpose of this research was to determine if relationships existed between students in an environmental and sustainability film course through the modality in which they took the course, level of fear, and whether individuals exhibited flow experiences during the course. Fear and flow are socio-psychological constructs related to individuals having: (a) a level of fear or concern related to a specific instance or event in time, and (b) a perceived level of skill associated related to an activity (e.g., watching a film) and a level of challenge that individuals have that is associated with the same activity. Results indicate that occurrences of flow most often occurred in the online modality of learning by students. Additionally, fear levels corresponded to flow occurrences in by online modality students. This case study supports previous research that fear, and flow can be positive experiences for students when considering pedagogical practices in teaching and learning.

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Relationship Between Flow and Athletic Identity: The Case of Three Elite Sportsmen

Cited by 10 publications

References 37 publications

Expanding Social, Psychological, and Physical Indicators of Urbanites’ Life Satisfaction toward Residential Community: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

Expanding Social, Psychological, and Physical Indicators of Urbanites’ Life Satisfaction toward Residential Community: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

Narrative Tensions in Strained Junior Elite Performers’ Experiences of Becoming Elite Performers

Flow, Fear, and Classroom Modality: Student Experiences in a University Environmental and Sustainability Film Course

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