Sport Psychology Studies

Sport Psychology Studies

The Effect of Mental Imagery and Physical Practice on Tracking Task inChildren with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Document Type : Original research

Authors
Elham Shaban 1
MEHDI SHAHBAZI 2
Shahzad Tahmasebi Boroujeni 3
1 Motor behavior, Faculty of physical education, University of Tehran
2 Professor, Movement Behavior and Sports Analysis, Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate Prof. University of Tehran
10.22089/spsyj.2021.10627.2187
Abstract
Imagery can be defined as the use of all the senses to recreate or construct an experience in the mind. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mental imagery and physical exercise on tracking task in children with developmental coordination disorder. Participants were 30 female students with developmental coordination disorder (mean age 8.22 ± 0.84) who were randomly divided into 3 groups of mental imagery, physical exercise and control group. During the study, the two groups of mental imagery and physical exercise performed their exercises for 18 sessions (17-20 minutes) and the control group performed their daily activities. At the end, all subjects performed the tracking task. The results of combined analysis of variance test 2 (time: pre-test, post-test) * 3 (group: mental imagery, physical training and control) showed experimental groups in all components of the tracking task (total time on target, Consecutive time on target, distance from target and speed) performed better than the control group and a significant difference was observed from pre-test to post-test. Based on the results of independent t-test, no significant difference was observed between the two groups of mental imagery and physical Practice.
Keywords
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Tracking Task
Mental Imagery
Fine Movement Practice
Subjects
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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 14, Issue 51
Spring 2025
Pages 17-35

  • Receive Date 02 June 2021
  • Revise Date 26 June 2021
  • Accept Date 11 July 2021