Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training and Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation on Sustained Attention and Response Inhibition in Teenage gymnast girls: A Study with the Expectancy Effect.

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1 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Yazd University, Department of Sports Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

2 Department of Physical Education, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/mmbj.2025.64222.1128

Abstract

In recent years, research has focused on improving executive functions through purposeful training to improve athletic performance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness training (MT) and Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation (tDCS) on response inhibition and sustained attention of teenage gymnast girls with a one-month follow-up. 36 skilled gymnast girls with aged 12-15 years were selected as available and were equally (n=12) divided into three groups of MT, tDCS and control The experimental groups participated in their exercise program for six sessions, and the control group did not do any activity. Go-no go test was used to measure response inhibition and continuous performance test was used to measure sustained attention. In order to analyze the data, the mixed ANOVA test was used using SPSS version 26 software. The findings showed that MT and tDCS improved the participants' sustained attention scores in the post-test phase compared to the control group (p≤0.05), although the difference between the two experimental groups was not significant (p≥0.05). In the follow-up phase, a significant difference was observed between the MT group and the other two groups (p≤0.05), while the MT group performed better. Also, comparing the groups at different stages in response inhibition variable showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups at each of the post-test and follow-up phases (p≤0.05). However, no significant difference was observed between the two experimental groups at these stages (p≤0.05). According to the findings, it can be concluded that both MT and tDCS have an effect on the investigated variables, and MT can be used by athletes as a suitable, low-cost and accessible way.

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  • Receive Date: 27 October 2024
  • Revise Date: 23 February 2025
  • Accept Date: 30 May 2025

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