Does Traditional Archery Training Enhance Psychological Abilities?
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 2
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Sport Imagery Ability
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to investigate the effects of a 12-week traditional archery training program on sport imagery ability and problem-solving skills in healthy university students. Participants without previous archery experience were randomly allocated into either a traditional archery training group or a non-exercising control group. Psychological outcomes were evaluated before and after the intervention using validated questionnaires.
Detailed Description
The study was designed as a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest controlled trial.
Healthy university students aged 18-23 years without previous archery experience were recruited through convenience sampling. Participants were randomly assigned to either:
Traditional Archery Training group Control group
The intervention lasted 12 weeks.
Training was performed:
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 25 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Healthy university students
- •Age between 18 and 25 years
- •Male or female
- •No previous archery experience
- •No participation in regular physical activity during the intervention
- •Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Previous archery experience
- •Participation in any structured exercise during the intervention
- •Any medical condition preventing participation
- •Withdrawal from the study
- •Receiving physical therapy during the intervention
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Sport Imagery Ability
Time Frame: Week 12
Sport Imagery Ability Questionnaire (SIAQ) consists of 15 items on a 7-point Likert scale and is evaluated by the average of the sub-dimensions (Skill, Strategy, Goal, Emotion, Mastery) or the overall average (between 1 and 7). A score range of 5.01-7.00 indicates high imagery ability, while a score range of 1.00-3.00 indicates low ability.
Problem Solving Ability
Time Frame: Week 12
The Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) measures individuals' problem-solving skills and attitudes using a 32-item self-report scale; a total score between 32 and 192 indicates high skill, while a high score indicates low skill (less effective strategy). The assessment is based on high ability (32-80), moderate ability (81-140), and low ability (141-192) ranges.
Secondary Outcomes
- Skill Imagery (SIAQ)(12 Week)
Investigators
Coşkun YILMAZ
associate professor
Gümüşhane Universıty