Consuming team sports: individual versus collective flow experiences and well-being Online publication date: Mon, 10-Jan-2022
by Kirstin Hallmann; Konrad Reuß; Kathrin Sander; Laura Bogner
International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing (IJSMM), Vol. 21, No. 5/6, 2021
Abstract: This research investigated the connection between the individual and collective flow and their influence on well-being during team sports consumption. To facilitate a holistic understanding of well-being, hedonia and eudaimonia were included. Semi-structured interviews with basketball and football players (N = 20) were conducted. Content analysis, theory-and empirics-driven, was employed to identify themes and uncover relationships. The results showed a connection between individual and collective flow, indicating an interplay between these two types of flow. Moreover, a relationship between flow and well-being was identified. The results also showed that collective flow often involved individual flow, leading to hedonia and eudaimonia. Hence, the collective flow experience led to even greater well-being of basketball and football players. This paper highlights the positive effects resulting from team sports consumption on well-being.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing (IJSMM):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook