Mindfulness as a strategy to manage anxiety and maintain golf performance under pressure

Completed

• Conditions: Performance Anxiety; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001252404
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Catholic University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-09-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be required to have a golf handicap registered with a club or with Golf Australia.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Golf performance measured via radial error from a series of targets[Immediately following intervention and following crossover]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The SAM PuttLab biomechanics output describing the degree of match between this golfer's swing and those of a professional[Immediately following intervention and following crossover];State Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (Brown & Ryan, 2003, adapted for 15 minute intervals)[Immediately following intervention and following crossover];State anxiety via CSAI-2 short form (Cox, Russell & Robb, 1998)[Immediately following intervention and following crossover]