Mindfulness, Movement Control, and Attentional Focus Strategies: Effects of Mindfulness on a Postural Balance Task
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We examined whether the momentary induction of state mindfulness benefited subsequent balance performance, taking into consideration the effects of dispositional mindfulness. We also tested whether our mindfulness induction, grounded in sustaining moment-to-moment attention, influenced the attentional focus strategies that were adopted by the participants during the balancing task. Balance performance was ascertained based on approximate entropy (ApEn) of the center of pressure (COP) data. The study involved 32 males (age: M = 22.8, SD = 1.94) who were randomly assigned to the mindfulness or control group. Using difference in pretest to posttest performance based on the medio-lateral movements as the dependent variable, the test for interaction showed that the mindfulness induction was more effective for participants with higher dispositional mindfulness. Participants who underwent mindfulness induction also reported greater use of external focus strategies than those in the control group. Results suggest that momentary mindful attention could benefit balance performance and affect the use of attentional focus strategies during movement control.
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Mindfulness training is related to enhanced balance performance resulting from greater automaticity in movement control.
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- Authors
- Kee, Y. H., Chatzisarantis, N. N. L. D., Kong, P. W., Chow, J. Y., & Chen, L. H.
- Affiliations
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- 1Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- National Taiwan Sport University (TW)
- Venue
- Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2012-10
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 561-579
- ISSN
- 0895-2779 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-2904
- OpenAlex
- W2112933786
- Cited by
- 76
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 6.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- NIE Digital Repository (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University) (publishedVersion)
- eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Keywords
- mindfulness, trait mindfulness, mindfulness induction, postural stability, external focus, center of pressure, approximate entropy, motor control
- MeSH terms
- Attention, Postural Balance, Humans, Male, Psychomotor Performance, Regression Analysis, Singapore, Young Adult
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