Revision on Chinese Edition of the Short Flow State Scale and the Short Dispositional Flow Scale

Csikszentmihalyi(1988)argued for the universality of flow,but most empirical research on flow has been conducted with Caucasian populations.It is therefore crucial to examine cross-cultural similarities and differences in flow experience.Cross-cultural validation is an important step to ensure the equivalence of measurement instruments across languages and cultures,thus providing a direct test for their external validity is an important step to take.Therefore,the purpose of this study was to revise Chinese edition of the Short Flow State Scale(S FSS)and the Short Dispositional Flow Scale(S DFS).To accomplish the aim,a multi-staged approach for test translation was employed.459 subjects completed the Short FSS,and 431 subjects completed the Short DFS.The results of a series of CFAs revealed that the data for the two scales were represented appropriately by the hypothesized model.The findings from this study provide strong support for the universality of flow theory,and also effective instruments for assessing flow experience in physical activities for Chinese participants.In addition,all but the dimension transformation of time and the total flow scores of American participants were significantly higher than those of Chinese participants.