Mood State and its Relationship to Psychological Flow among Football Players (Normal and Deaf)

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Psychology, Faculty of Physical Education for Boys, Cairo, Al-Azhar University.

Abstract

   This research aims to try to identify the level of mood state and the level of psychological flow, and to identify the relationship between mood state and psychological flow among football players. And also revealing the differences in mood state and psychological flow. The researcher used the descriptive method. The research sample was randomly selected from the research community, numbering (187) players, with (126) normal players and (61) deaf players as a basic sample. The researcher used the following tools (Mood Patterns List - Psychological Flow Scale) The most important results were: the presence of high levels of (mood state patterns, psychological flow dimensions and total score) in the research sample. There is also a statistically significant correlation between mood state patterns and psychological flow (dimensions and total score). There are also statistically significant differences in (the pattern of the strength of the arousal processes of the mood state - the pattern of the strength of the inhibition processes of the mood state) and psychological flow between the normal and the deaf in favor of the normal. While there are no statistically significant differences for the variables (age stage and training age). There are also no statistically significant differences in the pattern of dynamics of the neural processes of mood state for the research variables. The results also showed statistically significant differences in psychological flow for the normal and deaf variables in favor of normal. While there are no statistically significant differences in psychological flow for the variables of age and training age.                                  

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