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Acceptance and Commitment Training for Ice Hockey Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Recent systematic reviews on the topic of mindfulness- and acceptance-based approaches in sport psychology conclude that there is a need for further trials using a more robust research methodology with direct performance as outcome. Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) is a contextual behavioral...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8339210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367007 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.685260 |
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author | Lundgren, Tobias Reinebo, Gustaf Fröjmark, Markus Jansson Jäder, Emil Näslund, Markus Svartvadet, Per Samuelsson, Ulf Parling, Thomas |
author_facet | Lundgren, Tobias Reinebo, Gustaf Fröjmark, Markus Jansson Jäder, Emil Näslund, Markus Svartvadet, Per Samuelsson, Ulf Parling, Thomas |
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description | Recent systematic reviews on the topic of mindfulness- and acceptance-based approaches in sport psychology conclude that there is a need for further trials using a more robust research methodology with direct performance as outcome. Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) is a contextual behavioral change method that focuses on facilitating psychological processes such as values, committed action, acceptance and mindfulness. In the present study designed as a randomized controlled trial, 34 junior elite ice hockey players were allocated into either an ACT group intervention or a wait list control group. Results showed significant effects on both objective performance outcomes (goals, assists, and taken shots) and blinded coach ratings of players’ performance, focus and commitment to their development in favor of the ACT group. Effects lasted at 3-month follow-up for the coach ratings, but not for the objective performance measures. All ACT trained players recommended ACT to other players and considered the training as important for their development as ice hockey players. The results add to the growing body of evidence on ACT interventions for athletes and its effect on performance. Future studies should investigate the maintenance of effects from the psychological training over time, using robust research methodology and investigate theoretical coherent potential mediating variables. |
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spelling | pubmed-83392102021-08-06 Acceptance and Commitment Training for Ice Hockey Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial Lundgren, Tobias Reinebo, Gustaf Fröjmark, Markus Jansson Jäder, Emil Näslund, Markus Svartvadet, Per Samuelsson, Ulf Parling, Thomas Front Psychol Psychology Recent systematic reviews on the topic of mindfulness- and acceptance-based approaches in sport psychology conclude that there is a need for further trials using a more robust research methodology with direct performance as outcome. Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) is a contextual behavioral change method that focuses on facilitating psychological processes such as values, committed action, acceptance and mindfulness. In the present study designed as a randomized controlled trial, 34 junior elite ice hockey players were allocated into either an ACT group intervention or a wait list control group. Results showed significant effects on both objective performance outcomes (goals, assists, and taken shots) and blinded coach ratings of players’ performance, focus and commitment to their development in favor of the ACT group. Effects lasted at 3-month follow-up for the coach ratings, but not for the objective performance measures. All ACT trained players recommended ACT to other players and considered the training as important for their development as ice hockey players. The results add to the growing body of evidence on ACT interventions for athletes and its effect on performance. Future studies should investigate the maintenance of effects from the psychological training over time, using robust research methodology and investigate theoretical coherent potential mediating variables. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8339210/ /pubmed/34367007 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.685260 Text en Copyright © 2021 Lundgren, Reinebo, Fröjmark, Jäder, Näslund, Svartvadet, Samuelsson and Parling. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Lundgren, Tobias Reinebo, Gustaf Fröjmark, Markus Jansson Jäder, Emil Näslund, Markus Svartvadet, Per Samuelsson, Ulf Parling, Thomas Acceptance and Commitment Training for Ice Hockey Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title | Acceptance and Commitment Training for Ice Hockey Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_full | Acceptance and Commitment Training for Ice Hockey Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_fullStr | Acceptance and Commitment Training for Ice Hockey Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_full_unstemmed | Acceptance and Commitment Training for Ice Hockey Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_short | Acceptance and Commitment Training for Ice Hockey Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_sort | acceptance and commitment training for ice hockey players: a randomized controlled trial |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8339210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367007 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.685260 |
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