The effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: A randomized controlled trial
Objectives: 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 n...
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| author | Zhang, C. Si, G. Duan, Y. Lyu, Y. Keatley, David Chan, D. |
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| description | Objectives: 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. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-414932018-03-29T09:07:10Z The effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: A randomized controlled trial Zhang, C. Si, G. Duan, Y. Lyu, Y. Keatley, David Chan, D. Objectives: 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. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41493 10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.09.005 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Zhang, C. Si, G. Duan, Y. Lyu, Y. Keatley, David Chan, D. The effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: A randomized controlled trial |
| title | The effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | The effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | The effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | The effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: a randomized controlled trial |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41493 |