Nelson Ferguson, K, Hall, R and Divine, A (2020) Examining the Effects of an Interspersed Biofeedback Training Intervention on Physiological Indices. The Sport Psychologist, 34 (4). pp. 310-318. ISSN 0888-4781
Abstract
The study aimed to determine whether athletes who practice biofeedback are able to self-regulate by reaching resonance frequency and gaining physiological control quicker than if practice time integrates imagery or a rest period. Intervention effectiveness (e.g., intervention length, time spent training) was also explored. Twenty-seven university athletes were assigned to one of three groups: (a) biofeedback (i.e., continuous training), (b) biofeedback/imagery (i.e., interspersed with imagery), and (c) biofeedback/rest (i.e., interspersed with a rest period). Five biofeedback sessions training respiration rate, heart rate variability, and skin conductance were conducted. A repeated-measure analysis of variance showed a significant interaction between groups over time (p ≤ .05) for respiration rate, heart rate variability, and skin conductance, indicating that resonance frequency and physiological control was regained following imagery or a rest period. Postmanipulation check data found intervention length and training time to be sufficient. Combining imagery with biofeedback may optimize management of psychophysiological processes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This article is protected by copyright. This is an author produced version of a journal article published in The Sport Psychologist. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | high performance athlete; imagery; performance optimization; sport psychology |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biomedical Sciences (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Aug 2020 12:45 |
Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2021 11:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Human Kinetics |
Identification Number: | 10.1123/tsp.2019-0111 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:164271 |