The Research Of Tai Chi Chuan Flow Structures

Flow state is a good internal experience, produced by physical exercise. Despite the growing number of studies have confirmed that exercise and sports t can easily produce this state, however, the state in Tai Chi movement have not been affected attentions of exercise psychologists and Tai Chi researchers. In the past on the relationship between Tai Chi exercise and mental health research, mainly from the negative aspects of mental health (depression, anxiety, plague, etc.) constitute the study design, which ignored the psychological experience of the positive role played by the potential. This paper is carried out just from the perspective of the positive psychological effects of exercise.In order to establish Tai Chi flow state structure, this study conducted1interview research and2investigations. Firstly, the interview research involves15exerciser who have exercised Tai Chi more than6years, give us important first-hand data for confirming the factors of Tai Chi flow slate and developing instrument; Secondly, the next research carried out2investigations, respectively,202and231middle-aged Tai Chi exercisers were tested, through the item analysis and structural equation model test, and ultimately we formed flow state of self-rated scale, so the factor structure of Tai Clii Chuan flow state was established. Finally, the further study explored gender and age effects on Tai Chi Chuan flow state.Through three stages of research, we elicit following conclusions:First, Tai Chi Chuan flow state includes five structural factors: action-awareness merging, concentration, loss of self consciousness, sense of control, unambiguous feedback; whereby, the instrument of the tai chi flow state self-test scale has a good reliability and validity.Second, Tai Chi Chuan flow state has no gender differences. Third, different exercise years have a significant impact on Tai Chi Chuan flow state. While, the largest impact is on the factor of action-awareness merging, relatively, sense of control and unambiguous feedback of a small impact.Fourth, sex and practice years have no interaction effects on Tai Chi Chuan flow state.The last one, more than6practice years of age, men more likely to receive higher levels of action-awareness merging and the sense of control; Of exercisers who practice short period, The women are more easily invested than men.