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The effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: A randomized controlled trial 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Zhang, C. Q.,Si, G.,Duan, Y.,Lyu, Y.,Keatley, D. A.,Chan, D. K.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
  • 출판년도2016
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
  • 발행사항Vol.22No.-[2016]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1469-0292
  • 소개/요약Objectives: The present study was into whether or not mindfulness training, based on the mindfulness-acceptance-commitment approach (MAC), can improve beginners’ skill acquisition of dart throwing. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Methods: A total of 43 first-year college students who had not played darts professionally prior to the study were randomly assigned to either an attention control group (n = 21) or a mindfulness training group (n = 22) during an eight-week dart training program. Dart throwing and psychological variables were assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and two-week follow-up. Results: Two-way repeated measures ANOVA revealed that the mindfulness group, but not the attention control group had significant improvements in mindfulness, experiential acceptance, and flow at post-intervention and follow-up. Although both groups improved dart throwing performance after the intervention, the improvement of the mindfulness group was statistically higher in comparison to that of the attention control group. Conclusions: It was concluded that the MAC approach could improve the performance and adaptive sport experience of beginners in dart throwing.