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Background. Dance is an activity studied in the field of sport and exercise psychology (Alises, 2018). Passion is the identification that a person has with an activity that he/she loves, dedicating time, commitment, effort and productivity to it (Salessi & Omar, 2020). Flow is a phenomenon in which the human being is abstracted from time and space before an activity that is pleasurable and enjoyable (Hernández et al., 2012).
Objective. The objective of this research is to relate passion and flow in dancers of a dance school.
Design. In the present study, the variables passion and flow were related in 142 dancers of a dance school. The instruments were applied: Passion Scale adapted in Spanish (Orgamdídez et al., 2014) and the Flow Scale adapted in Spanish (García et al., 2008). The research scope was a correlational study by associating two non-probabilistic sampling variables.
Results. The results show that there is a positive correlation between passion and flow in dancers (p<.05). In addition, it was found that there is a significant difference in the sociodemographic variable roles of the dancers, showing that professionals and students experience greater passion and flow (p<,05).
Conclusion. Both variables generate a favorable psychological well-being to the dancers because they enhance their sporting and artistic skills, contributing to an optimal mental health.
Key words: Passion, flow, dancers, dance, sport.

Background. The personal characteristics of football players, in particular, their competitive anxiety, play a key role in achieving high sports results in competitions.
Objective. This study investigated the role of social desirability and competitive anxiety in male football players. The goal of this study was to compare social desirability among football players with a different qualification and its relationships with competitive anxiety.
Design. Participants were divided into highly skilled (n=39) and less skilled (n=39) football players. The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire was used to assess the participants' social desirability level. The Sport Competition Anxiety Test was completed to assess the level of competitive anxiety. A linear regression model was used to determine if social desirability could predict anxiety levels among the players. The ANOVA was used to compare social desirability and competitive anxiety between the groups.
Results. The results of the regression analysis showed a statistically significant association between social desirability and competitive anxiety (inverse relation) in both groups of football players. The ANOVA showed that highly skilled players have a lower level of competitive anxiety than less skilled participants.
Conclusion. Overall, revealed that as the level of social desirability in football players high, as the level of their competitive anxiety goes down. Thus, one of the ways to achieve important goals is to support among football players social desirability behavior in one's team. It might include several useful things and benefits for a football team, such as comradery, consonance, and reduced competitive anxiety.
            Keywords: football, social desirability, competitive anxiety, male, team sports