Validity and Reliability of the Portuguese Version of the Dispositional Flow Scale-2 in Exercise

This study aimed to analyze the factorial validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2; Jackson and Eklund, 2002) with a sample of 1437 exercise participants, a population in which flow has not been widely studied. The CFA adjustment indices of the nine...

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Autores: Gouveia, Maria João, Pais-Ribeiro, José Luís, Moreira Marques, Marta, Carvalho, Cláudia M.
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2012
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositório:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:105851
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/105851
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Adaptació a escala
Flux disposicional
Exercici
Dispositional flow
Scale adaptation
Construct validity
Exercise
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Resumo:This study aimed to analyze the factorial validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2; Jackson and Eklund, 2002) with a sample of 1437 exercise participants, a population in which flow has not been widely studied. The CFA adjustment indices of the nine-factor first-order structure were acceptable. Both the time transformation and loss of self-consciousness scales presented modest correlations with the remaining flow dimensions. Internal consistency estimates were satisfactory for all flow factors. Except for time transformation, all the dispositional flow scales correlated with perceived competence in and enjoyment of exercise. These findings provide support for the validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the DFS-2 for measuring flow experiences in exercise. The use of the nine flow factor level scores rather than a single global score is recommended.