The role of basic psychological needs in predicting dispositional flow of basketball players in training: Differences by sex

• Autores: Javier Coterón López, Javier Sampedro Molinuevo, Evelia Franco Álvarez, Javier Pérez Tejero, Ignacio Refoyo
• Localización: Revista de psicología del deporte, ISSN-e 1988-5636, ISSN 1132-239X, Vol. 22, Nº 1, 2013, págs. 187-190
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The objectives of this study were: a) analyze the influence of the satisfaction of basic psychological needs on dispositional flow in athletes in training and b) to study possible differences in the explanation of this relationship by sex of the participants. Questionnaires PNSE and FFS were administered to 131 basketball players in training. Results indicated that: a) boys showed higher levels of autonomy than girls; b) competence emerged as a predictor of flow in both samples, c) among boys, autonomy was also a predictor of flow.