Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Flow State Scale

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to examine the psychometric properties of a Spanish translation of the Flow State Scale (FSS; Jackson & Marsh, 1996). This instrument is used to assess the Flow State in participants of physical activity, although it can be adapted to other contexts (such as work, educational contexts, etc.). This construct can be considered the optimal psychological state to carry out an activity, being closely related to motivation and personal enjoyment (Csikszentmihalyi, 1997). A sample of 2036 athletes was recruited from diverse sports activities. The results revealed satisfactory validity and internal consistency of the instrument, obtaining a factor model made up of a main factor and nine subscales. The correlations between motivational orientations and the flow state are highlighted. The Spanish translation of this instrument is found to be acceptable, with similar psychometric properties as the original scale, although future research in other contexts is needed to support these outcomes. Keywords: Flow State Scale, psychometric properties, motivationEl objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar las propiedades psicométricas de una versión adaptada al castellano de la Flow State Scale (FSS; Jackson y Marsh, 1996), instrumento utilizado para valorar el estado de fluidez en practicantes de actividad física, aunque adaptable a otros contextos (trabajo, educación…). Dicho constructo puede ser considerado como el estado psicológico óptimo para realizar una actividad, estando muy relacionado con la motivación y el disfrute personal (Csikszentmihalyi, 1997). Se desarrolló un estudio con 2036 participantes en diferentes actividades deportivas. Los resultados han demostrado que el instrumento posee una validez y consistencia interna aceptables, hallándose un modelo factorial compuesto por un factor principal y nueve factores secundarios. Asimismo, destacan las correlaciones entre las dos orientaciones motivacionales y el estado de fluidez. Se concluye que la adaptación al castellano del instrumento para valorar el estado de fluidez es aceptable, encontrándose propiedades psicométricas similares a las obtenidas en la escala original, aunque se necesitan nuevos trabajos en otros contextos que apoyen estos resultados.

Flujo Compartido y Reuniones Colectivas Positivas

“…The first aim of the present study was to investigate the factorial structure of the Shared Flow Scale developed on the basis of the Spanish version of the Dispositional Flow Scale (García Calvo et al, 2008). CFA showed that the best and most parsimonious model was represented by a single second-order factor and nine first-order factors.…”

“…Lastly, the effects are the loss of selfconsciousness (7), the distortion of time (8) and the autotelic experience (9) . Existing research has confirmed the validity of a nine-dimensional model of individual flow (Delle Fave & Bassi, 2009;García Calvo, Jiménez, Santos-Rosa, Reina, & Cervelló, 2008;Jackson & Eklund, 2002). Importantly, flow is a multifaceted experience, and according to the existing evidence distinct facets of flow are correlated.…”

Flujo compartido en actividades colectivas físico-deportivas y bienestar subjetivo

“…Este estudio ha contrastado la estructura factorial de flujo en el caso de actividades físico-deportivas, comprobándose que la experiencia de flujo compartido se estructura en las nueve dimensiones teóricas, al igual que sucede con los estudios del flujo individual (García-Calvo et al, 2008). El modelo factorial de segundo orden mostró los mejores índices de ajuste en comparación con los modelos alternativos, congruentemente con otros estudios (Jackson y Eklund, 2002, 2004Moneta, 2012).…”

Promoting Optimal User Experience through Composite Challenge Tasks

“…The assessment was based on the Flow State Scale or FSS [23], which measures quantitatively the flow level achieved by people participating in physical activities in general; however, this scale has been adapted to other contexts such as work, learning and computing environments [24]. In this study, we used a Spanish version of the scale translated by Calvo et al, which is a coherent and valid equivalent of its English version [25]. The FSS consists of 36 Likert-type items/questions that go from 1 (strongly agree) to 10 (strongly disagree).…”

“…Table 7 shows a mapping between the flow dimensions and the FSS question numbers. The full set of questions is available in [23,25]. The sample included 38 people, 19 men and 19 women, aged from 19 to 56 years old, with under and graduate degrees, all clinically healthy, that did not participate in the previous experiment.…”