Structural Equation Analysis of the Role of Appearance-Related Self-Conscious Emotions on Flow in Athletes: the Mediating Role of Autonomous Motivation

dc.authorid Urfa, Osman/0000-0002-9821-671X
dc.authorscopusid 57963245000
dc.authorscopusid 6603350658
dc.authorscopusid 59647615400
dc.contributor.author Urfa, O.
dc.contributor.author Aşçi, F.Hulya
dc.contributor.author Karadağ, Duygu
dc.date.accessioned 2025-03-10T21:19:14Z
dc.date.available 2025-03-10T21:19:14Z
dc.date.issued 2025
dc.department Fenerbahçe University en_US
dc.department-temp [Urfa O.] Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Education, Counseling Psychology, Burdur, Turkey; [Aşçi F.H.] Faculty of Sport Sciences, Fenerbahce University, Istanbul, Turkey; [Karadağ D.] Faculty of Sport Sciences, Haliç University, Istanbul, Turkey en_US
dc.description.abstract The current study aimed to investigate the mediating role of autonomous motivation in the relationship between appearance-related self-conscious emotions (shame, guilt, authentic pride, and hubristic pride) and flow in athletes. The sample consisted of 217 athletes (57.6% male) aged between 18 and 39 years old (Mage = 21.77, SD = 4.53). The cross-sectional data were analyzed using structural equation modelling with bootstrapping method. Regarding direct effects, autonomous motivation was negatively correlated with shame and hubristic pride and positively correlated with authentic pride. Flow was positively related to autonomous motivation and hubristic pride. Regarding indirect effects, flow was negatively predicted by shame and hubristic pride and positively predicted by authentic pride through autonomous motivation. These results highlight the importance of autonomous motivation in the relationship between self-conscious emotions and flow in athletes. In particular, shame and authentic pride predicted flow fully through autonomous motivation. In conclusion, autonomous motivation mediates the relationship between self-conscious emotions and flow in athletes. We therefore speculate that improving autonomous motivation in sport psychology studies may help improve flow in athletes. © 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. en_US
dc.description.woscitationindex Science Citation Index Expanded
dc.identifier.doi 10.1080/02640414.2025.2470023
dc.identifier.endpage 675 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0264-0414
dc.identifier.issue 7 en_US
dc.identifier.pmid 39984284
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-105002265150
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q1
dc.identifier.startpage 668 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2470023
dc.identifier.volume 43 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:001427466900001
dc.identifier.wosquality Q1
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Routledge en_US
dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Sports Sciences en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
dc.scopus.citedbyCount 0
dc.subject Athletes en_US
dc.subject Autonomous Motivation en_US
dc.subject Flow en_US
dc.subject Self-Conscious Emotions en_US
dc.subject Sport en_US
dc.title Structural Equation Analysis of the Role of Appearance-Related Self-Conscious Emotions on Flow in Athletes: the Mediating Role of Autonomous Motivation en_US
dc.type Article en_US
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