title: Factor structure and internal consistency of the Greek version of the Flow State Scale.
abstract: The present study tested the internal consistency and the factor struc ture of a translated version of the Flow State Scale with Greek sport participants. Sport psychology literature is not conclusive regarding sex differences and the type of sport in flow. The sample was comprised of 144 women from interactive sports (volleyball and handball) who were drawn from the second division of the first national category. Athletes completed the scale immediately after a game. Values of Cronbach alpha were used to estimate the internal consistency of the scale and confirmatory factor analysis to examine the model. The results showed acceptable psychometric prop erties of the scale and suggest a need for improvement of the problematic items.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. doganis@phed.auth.gr
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Doganis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iosifidou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vlachopoulos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001364:Awareness; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007802:Language; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*