An external focus promotes motor learning of an aiming task in individuals with hearing impairments.
Research has shown that external relative to internal focus (IF) instructions may improve motor performance as well as cognitive function (e.g., attentional stability and task‐focus). The aim of the study was to examine the influence of attentional focus instructions on skill acquisition and learnin...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Sport Science Vol. 24; no. 8; pp. 1143 - 1152 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=178808620&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 178808620 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17461391 IX3 jtl: European Journal of Sport Science issn: 17461391 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Aug2024 vid: 24 iid: 8 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 178808620 178108912 178808620 178808620 10.1002/ejsc.12157 178808620 ppf: 1143 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: An external focus promotes motor learning of an aiming task in individuals with hearing impairments. aug: au: Samadi, Zahra Abedanzadeh, Rasool Norouzi, Ebrahim Abdollahipour, Reza affil: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran sug: subj: Attention Motor Skills Hearing Disorders Persons with Hearing Disabilities Task Performance and Analysis Skill Acquisition Bowling Psychomotor Performance Human Adolescence Focus Groups Throwing Pretest-Posttest Design Male Schools, Special Students with Disabilities Iran Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Double-Blind Studies Descriptive Statistics Adolescent: 13-18 years Male ab: Research has shown that external relative to internal focus (IF) instructions may improve motor performance as well as cognitive function (e.g., attentional stability and task‐focus). The aim of the study was to examine the influence of attentional focus instructions on skill acquisition and learning of an aiming task in individuals with hearing impairments. The participants (N = 39, Mage = 17.87 ± 1.88 years) performed a bowling task with their dominant hand to knock down as many pins as possible. On day 1, they were randomly divided into three attentional focus groups; IF (focus on your throwing hand), external focus (EF) (focus on the pins), and control (no‐focus) instructions. Each participant performed 36 trials, divided into 3 blocks of 12 trials. Attentional focus instructions were given before each block, with a brief reminder provided after each 3 trials. On day 2, retention and transfer (further distance) tests were performed. Results showed that while there were no significant differences between groups in the pre‐test, the EF group outperformed both IF and control groups in retention and transfer tests. No significant difference was found between the control and IF. The findings suggest that the advantages of the external relative to the IF and no‐focus instructions may generalize to individuals with hearing impairments. Highlights: External focus (EF) enhances the acquisition of an aiming task in individuals with hearing impairmentsEF enhances the learning of an aiming task in individuals with hearing impairmentsIndividuals with hearing impairments may use EF instructions in rehabilitation pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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