The effects of mindfulness training on beginners' skill acquisition in dart throwing: A randomized controlled trial |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Health and Physical Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong;2. Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong;3. College of Health Science, Wuhan Institute of Physical Education, Wuhan, China;4. School of Psychology, University of Lincoln, UK;5. School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia;1. Department of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Australia;2. Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;3. Department of Physical Education, University of Memphis, USA;1. Institute of Physiology, Medical University of Graz, Austria;2. Department of Psychology, Biological Psychology Unit, University of Graz, Austria;1. Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 89154-3034, USA;2. Escola Superior de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Rua Luís de Camões, 625, CEP 96055-630, Pelotas, RS, Brazil;1. Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China;2. Department of Health and Physical Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China;3. School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Australia;1. HandiBio EA 4322, Université de Toulon, Toulon, France;2. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany;3. Aix-Marseille Univ, PSYCLE, Aix en Provence, France |
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| Abstract: | ObjectivesThe 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.DesignRandomised controlled trial.MethodsA 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.ResultsTwo-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.ConclusionsIt was concluded that the MAC approach could improve the performance and adaptive sport experience of beginners in dart throwing. |
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| Keywords: | Experiential acceptance Flow Mindfulness intervention Motor skill learning Sport performance |
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