The connection of perfectionism and flow with athletes of a different performance level

Abstract

Athletes often report on the experiences of absolute dedication and flow that represent an extraordinary experience and act motivatively. Motivation is a natural product of our essential desires and needs, and the flow as a mental state relieves us of fears of judgment, which can be a motivational component of the flow model. The aim of this research was to find out to what extent perfectionism and flow are present in a group of athletes, whether perfectionism and the flow experience are linked, and which socio-demographic variables they correlate with. The research involved 50 professional athletes with participation at all competitive levels, from local level competitions to world level competitions. The instruments applied are the Multidimensional scale of perfectionism, the Questionnaire of Flow, the Semi-Structured Interview and the Questionnaire on Socio-demographic Characteristics. Through interviews, we received data on situations and emotions during the flow experience, where close to 98% of the athletes stated that they were not aware of the flow experience during its occurrence, but they could retrospectively invoke that feeling which remained the greatest and lasting trophy of their success. Almost on all sub-scales of Multidimensional scale of perfectionism, athletes achieve higher results compared to the general population. The results of the research have shown that there is no correlation between the flow experience and perfectionism, except when it comes to the connection of the flow experience with concern due to errors and this relationship is negative.

Perfeccionismo, bienestar psicológico y disposición a fluir en enfermeras

“…Es posible que, en el contexto local, la entrega que muestran las enfermeras en el trabajo tenga una relación directa con la gratificación de las necesidades de los padres, lo que le imprimiría un valor agregado a la actividad laboral; otra posibilidad a considerar es que las operaciones cognitivas que se necesitan para poner en marcha un estado de flujo sean similares a las que se requieren para formarse expectativas percibidas. Finalmente, aunque se esperaba encontrar una relación negativa entre la preocupación por los errores y la fluidez (como la conseguida por Fazlagić & Belić, 2017), dichas variables no se asociaron en ninguna dirección.…”

“…Por otra parte, la relación perfeccionismo-flujo se ha examinado en distintos ámbitos, como el deportivo (Fazlagić & Belić, 2017), el académico (Ljubin-Golub et al, 2018) y el artístico (Marin & Bhattacharya, 2013). Siendo la disposición a fluir un constructo salutogénico, se esperaría que, como sucedió en el estudio de Ljubin-Golub et al 2018, se relacionara positivamente con el perfeccionismo saludable y negativamente con el desadaptativo.…”

"Perfectionism and Psychological Functioning in Sport Activity: Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs"

“…However, in their four studies conducted with an adult sports population, Schüler & Brandstätter [39] found positive relations between BPN satisfaction and the flow state. Fazlagic & Belic [40] explored the relation between perfectionism and the flow state with 50 adult athletes. To assess perfectionism, the authors used the Frost & et al [36], which has six subscales (concerns about mistakes, doubts about actions, personal standards, parental expectations, parental criticisms, and organization).…”