نوع مقاله : علمی- پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 هیات علمی/ دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد یادگار امام خمینی
2 کارشناس ارشد تربیت بدنی و علوم ورزشی/ روانشناسی ورزشی
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of working memory training on working memory capacity and competitive anxiety in adult football players.
Methods: Research method is quasi-experimental and design is pretest – posttest with control group. 24 football player were selected among Arak Aluminum football team players by convenience sampling and randomly assigned into control and experimental groups. After the pre-test, participants in the experimental group performed 25 sessions of working memory exercises. Post- test was performed at the end of all groups. Instruments of gathering data included N-BACK working memory test, competitive - state anxiety tests, and working memory training software. For data analysis, one-way analysis of covariance was used.
Results: The results showed that working memory training resulted in decrease in state anxiety and increase in working memory capacity of football players in experimental groups.
Conclusion: Generally, the use of working memory training as a complement to physical exercise is useful to reducing the anxiety of football players in high-pressure situations.
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