Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological correlates and flow in tennis competition. Using a cross-sectional design, the sample of 261 junior tennis athletes showed moderate-to-strong correlations between flow (dispositional and state) and confidence (r disp = .59; r state = .35), imagery use (r disp = .58; r state = .32), and action control (r disp = .41; r state = .40), whereas absorption was orthogonal to flow. Commonality analysis revealed that imagery and confidence accounted for 34.2% of the variance in dispositional flow. The results are discussed for the development of intervention studies in order to enhance flow in competition.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 354-369 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Sport Psychology |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 15 Oct 2012 |
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Publication status | Published - 2013 |