Psychological flow and its Relationship to self-esteem among employees of youth and sports ‎centers in Kirkuk governorate

Abstract

The current research aims to: - Identifying the correlation between psychological flow and self-esteem among the affiliates in youth and sports centers in Kirkuk governorate.The researchers assume the following:- There is a significant correlation between psychological flow and self-esteem among the affiliates in youth and sports centers in Kirkuk governorate.The researchers used the descriptive approach in the correlative method for its suitability and the nature of the current research.The research community included the employees of the youth and sports centers in Kirkuk governorate 2021/2022, whose number is (92) in the directorates of youth and sports in the governorate of Kirkuk. 67) affiliates, after excluding the stability and exploratory experience sample of (20) affiliates, and excluding (4) incomplete answers, thus the proportion of the research sample reached (72.82%) of the total research community.The researchers used the following methods to reach the research results:Psychometric flowmeter.Self-esteem scale for athletes.And that is after verifying the scientific transactions of the two scales of validity, reliability and validity of their application on the current research sample. The researchers concluded the following: The two variables of psychological flow and self-esteem affect each other in a positive and direct way and are associated with their appearance among the affiliates in the youth and sports centers in Kirkuk governorate. The researchers recommend the following: - Enhancing the self-esteem of the affiliates constantly as it raises the degree of their athlete commitment and thus affects their achievement and performance during the performance of their job duties in the Directorate