Vliv cvičení Čchi-kung a Taijiquan na stav optimálního prožívání - Flow

Mgr. Jindřiška Kohoutková, Ph.D.

Doctoral thesis

The Effect of Qigong and Taijiquan Practice on the State of Optimal Experience - Flow

Abstract:

Disertační práce zkoumá úroveň stavu flow u praktikujících cvičení Qigong a Taijiquan. Hlavním cílem práce je zjistit úroveň stavu flow u cvičících Qigong a Taijiquan a srovnat úroveň stavu flow mezi praktikujícími v České republice a Itálii, najít rozdíl v úrovni stavu flow z hlediska délky praxe, pohlaví a zjistit případný vliv cvičení Qigong a Taijiquan na prožívání stavu flow v každodenním životě praktikujících. Práce je rozdělena na teoretickou a praktickou část. Teoretická část se zaměřuje na přehled literatury v oblasti Flow a cvičení Qigong a Taijiquan. V praktické části, úroveň stavu flow je zkoumána pomocí kvantitativních a kvalitativních metod. V kvantitativní části byly použity dotazníky FSS, FSS-2 a DFS-2 hodnotící stav flow. V kvalitativní části byly použity metody rozhovor a focus group ke zjištění kvality prožitku flow. Nejvyšší úrovně stavu flow byly zjišteny u dimenzí autotelic, loss of self-consciousness a concentration on the task at hand. Rozdíly v úrovni stavu flow byly zjišteny ve spojitosti s délkou praxe a bylo potvrzeno, že cvičení Qigong a Taijiquan mají vliv na prožívání stavu flow v každodenním životě.

Abstract:

Dissertation thesis examines the level of flow experience in Qigong and Taijiquan practitioners. The main objective of the work is to examine the level of flow experience in Qigong and Taijiquan practice and compare the level of flow experience between Qigong and Taijiquan, Czech republic and Italy, find differences in flow experiences according the age, length of practice, gender and find consequent impact of Qigong and Taijiquan practice on flow experience in every day life of the practitioners. The work is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is focused on literature review, it is divided into two parts. First part is dedicated to theoretical background of optimal experience called flow and second part presents theoretical knowledge about Qigong and Taijiquan. In empirical part the level of flow experience in Qigong and Taijiquan is examined by using quantitave and qualitative methods. Flow scales (FSS,FSS-2 and DFS-2) were used to measure flow in quantitative part and methods of in-depth interview and focus group were used to measure the the quality of flow experience. The level of flow experience showed at least moderate level in all dimensions of flow. The highest level of flow were in autotelic dimension, loss of self-consciousness and concentration on the task at hand. The difference in flow experience were found in connection to length of practice and it was confirmed that Qigong and Taijiquan have consequent impact on flow experience in every day life of the practitioners.

Keywords

optimální zkušenost, flow, taijiquan, qigong, škály flow, rozhovor optimal experience, flow state scales, in-depth interview

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 10. 11. 2017

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 14. 2. 2018
• Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Bc. Zdenko Reguli, Ph.D.
• Reader: prof. PaedDr. Pavol Bartík, PhD., doc. PaedDr. Emanuel Hurych, Ph.D.

Masaryk University

Faculty of Sports Studies

Doctoral programme / field:
Kinanthropology (4-years) / Kinanthropology