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

Schüler, Julia; Brandstätter, Veronika (2013). How basic need satisfaction and dispositional motives interact in predicting flow experience in sport. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43(4), pp. 687-705. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2013.01045.x

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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.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW)
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Sport Psychology and Research Methods

UniBE Contributor:

Schüler, Julia

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment

ISSN:

0021-9029

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Corinne Ammann

Date Deposited:

14 Feb 2014 17:20

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:28

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/j.1559-1816.2013.01045.x

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.41248

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/41248

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