Abstract
The purpose of this investigation is to explore the relationship between flow state, dissociation, and self-presentation in runners. It was hypothesized that dissociation would be negatively related to flow dimensions of total concentration on the task, receiving unambiguous feedback, having a sense of total control. Conversely, it was thought that dissociation would be positively related to the flow dimensions of time transformation, merging of action and awareness, loss of self-consciousness, and autotelic experience.
A questionnaire packet containing an informed consent form, a demographic information handout, a Race Flow Scale (Modified DFS-2; Jackson & Eklund, 2002), the thought recording handout, and the Modified Self-Presentation in Sport Questionnaire (SPSQ; McGowan et al., 2008) was administered to 210 male and female runners. The analyses of this investigation are presented in three subsections: descriptive statistics, correlational analyses, and the results of a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), including a posteriori exploratory analyses involving two covariates. Results reveal no significant relationships were established between attentional strategy and the dimensions of flow, or between self-presentational concerns and attentional strategy. However, it was found that individuals who experience self-presentational concerns are less likely to attain the state of flow.
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