Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.6228-6239, 2024 (Scopus)
The aim of this study was to examine the changes in the level of flow experience during the activity and the level of enjoyment of physical activity in terms of some variables in young people aged 9–18 years who actively play darts in junior, senior and senior categories. In this direction, young individuals between the ages of 9 and 18 who received education at different levels participated in the study. The data were collected face-to-face through questionnaires from the athletes participating in the 4th Leg of Turkey Darts Martyr Eren Bülbül Ranking Tournament. The data were collected on March 01–02–03, 2024 at Ankara Yenimahalle Sports Complex Darts Hall. Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES) and Alpak Flow Scale scales were used as data collection tools. Since the data were determined to be normally distributed, parametric tests were applied. According to the findings, young people who play darts enjoy physical activities at a high level and experience flow at an average level. While gender and age variables do not significantly affect these experiences, education level makes a difference in the level of enjoyment of physical activities. Darts playing experience has a significant effect especially on the flow experience, while it does not make a significant difference in other psychological and physical dimensions. Darts playing categories do not have a significant effect on flow, familiarization, boredom and anxiety levels in general. Accordingly, it can be said that young people who play darts enjoy physical activities highly, gender and age do not affect this enjoyment, education level is determinative, but the experience and category of playing darts do not make a significant difference in psychological and physical dimensions in general, except for the flow experience