International Journal of Motor Control and Learning
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The editorial policy of The Journal of Motor Control and Learning (JMCL) follows the special purposes of Motor Behavior to promote the highest standards of scientific study referring to the following fields:
- Motor Control and Learning
- Cognitive Sciences
- Psychology and Behavior in Sport/Exercise
- Pedagogy & Coaching in Physical Education / Sport
- Biomechanic in Movement Sciences
- Sports Medicine
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- ItemThe Effect of Ten Weeks of Dual-Task Training on Functional Balance and Gait Speed under Dual-Task Conditions in Bipolar Patients(Brieflands, 2024-08-31) Sahand Ebrahimihesar; Razieh KhanmohammadiBackground: In mood disorders, disturbance in balance control and walking is a main motor symptom. Objectives: Methods: Thirty male patients (age mean 43.13 ± 8.91) with bipolar disorder living in Urmia Psychiatric Center were assigned to the control group and the dual task training group. Dual-task training with moderate intensity, including 20 sessions, 2/week, per 75 min. To detect the changes in the balance and the gait speed, a timed up and go Test (TUG) under dual task conditions and a 10-m walking course under dual task conditions were administered before and after the exercise protocol. It was analyzed using analysis of covariance test. Results: The findings showed that the two groups had significant differences in TUG under motor dual task conditions, gait speed under motor dual task conditions, and gait speed under cognitive dual task conditions (P ≤ 0.05). Conclusions: Considering the effectiveness of cognitive dual-task training in improving gait speed and functional balance, dual-task training may be a potentially important supplement to conventional treatment in people identified as being at high risk of falling.
- ItemThe Effect of Online Training of Competitive Domino and Cup Stacking Games on Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation and Executive Functions of Children(Brieflands, 2024-05-31) Seyedeh Mahsa Fatemi; Maryam Abdoshahi; Vladimir MiletićBackground: Children's behavior inside the home indicates that playing digital games and engaging in social networks are more prevalent than studying and physical activity. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of online training of dominoes and cup stacking games on the metacognitive processes of children. Methods: Fifty-four fifth and sixth grade students were equally assigned into three groups of cup stacking, domino, and control. Twelve training sessions, 2 sessions per week for 45 minutes, were held online in the experimental groups. The participants filled in the Adolescent and Adult Mindfulness Scale (AAMS), Emotion Regulation for Children and Adolescent (ERQ-CA), and Children's Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Questionnaire (BRIEF) before and after the training protocol. Results: MANCOVA showed that there was no significant difference between the cup stacking and domino groups in mindfulness. Cup stacking group on reappraisal strategy (emotion regulation), and dominoes on attention transfer, emotion control, and strategic planning (executive function) was significantly higher than other. The dominoes game, compared to the control group, had a significant impact on attention, non-judgment (mindfulness), reappraisal (emotion regulation), attention transfer, emotion control, and strategic planning (executive function). The cup stacking game, compared to the control group, had a significant effect on attention, and reappraisal. Conclusions: The findings emphasized the importance of the positive effect of online education, dominoes, and cup stacking games on certain metacognitive processes of children.
- ItemThe Effect of Priority Assignment the Role of Evaluator and Executive in Collaborative Training on the Acquisition of Kinematic and Accuracy of Dart Throwing Skill(Brieflands, 2024-02-29) Elham Niktabar; Elahe Arab Ameri; Shahzad Tahmasebi Boroujeni; Elham Shirzad EraghiBackground: Collaborative training can enhance individual learning, but the effect of role assignment on skill acquisition is unclear. Objectives: Therefore, this study aims to explore the influence of the evaluator and executor roles on the accuracy and kinematic indicators of dart throwing skill. Methods: Forty-eight female university students (mean age = 21.71 ± 1.14 years) participated in the study. Following dart throwing familiarization, participants were randomly assigned to individual practice, first-performer, and first-evaluator groups (as a dyad condition) with alternating role orders. All groups completed a pre-test of 10 dart throws while kinematics was recorded via video camera. Practice consisted of 20 blocks of 6 trials (n = 120 physical trials for individual group; n = 60 evaluation and n = 60 physical trials for first-performer and first-evaluator groups). Post-tests 1 and 2 directly followed after role reversals for dyads after each 60 trials in the acquisition phase. Accuracy was assessed via mean radial and variable errors. Kinematics (elbow release angle, average angular velocity, elbow range of motion) were analyzed using Kinovea software. Results: A two-way ANOVA revealed the first-performer group exhibited a significantly smaller release angle compared to individual group. However, no significantly differences observed between first-evaluator and individual groups for kinematic variables. Accuracy improved significantly from pre-to post-test at the three groups. Individual group led to higher accuracy than first-performer, but there were no significant differences with first-evaluator group. Conclusions: Overall, dyadic practice enhanced accuracy and release angle relative to individual practice. We recommend prioritizing the evaluator role then executor role during skill acquisition exercises.
- ItemThe Relationship Between Psychological Well-being with Creativity and Performance in Male Coaches of Iran’s Football League(Brieflands, 2020-02-29) Morteza homayounnia Firouzjah; Alireza Homayouni; Ali NoorizadehObjective: This paper attempts to investigate the relationship between psychological well-being with creativity and performance of male coaches of Iran’s football league.Methods: This descriptive type study is carried out through field study. The statistical population includes all 925 coaches present in Iran’s football league in 1394. 200 coaches were selected as sample of the study by Morgan sampling table. The sampling was conducted through random sampling method. 3 questionnaires of Ryff psychological well-being (1980), Torrance creativity (1974), and performance researcher-prepared questionnaire were used for gathering the required data.Results: For data analysis, Kolmogorov Smirnov (K-S) Tests were used for data distribution test, one-sample T-test for comparing mean variables and hypothetical means of the intended society, Pearson correlation for investigating the relationship between variables and their related components. All statistical works were carried out with SPSS, version 22. Results suggest that all psychological well-being variable and its components except for purposeful life, creativity variable, and its components, and performance variable of male coaches of Iran’s football league are significantly in a proper condition.Conclusion: Also, there is a positive and significant relationship between psychological well-being and all of its components with creativity and all of its components, between psychological well-being and all of its components with the performance, and between creativity and all of its components with performance.
- ItemThe Transitional Effect of Fatigue due to a Period of Physical and Mental Activity on the Level of Learning a Motor Skill(Brieflands, 2020-02-29) mahin mohammadpour; Mohammad Taghi Aghdasi
- ItemThe Role of Muscle Fiber in Reactive Balance of Athletes and Non-Athletes(Brieflands, 2020-02-29) saeed arsham; Malihe Sarabandi
- ItemThe Effect of Video Feedback of Social Comparison on Activity of Mirror Neurons and Golf putt Learning in Young Girls(Brieflands, 2020-02-29) Narjes Yavari; Masoume Shojaei; Afkham Daneshfar
- ItemThe Effect of Self-Modeling with Mobile Phone on Overarm Throwing Skill in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder(Brieflands, 2021-02-28) Hassan Khalaji; Jalil Moradi; Fatemeh Akbari Dastjerdi
- ItemImplicit or Explicit Body Awareness: which is more Efficient for Professional Athletes? Application of Embodied Cognition in Sport Science(Brieflands, 2021-02-28) Maryam Esmaeilinasab; Sara Adnani
- ItemTemporal and Spatial Parameters in Interpersonal Coordination of Jumping Rope Elite Boys(Brieflands, 2021-02-28) sara Bagheri
- ItemPeak Muscle Activity During Stance Phase in Women with Patellofemoral Pain versus Without Patellofemoral Pain(Brieflands, 2021-02-28) Sarah C. Martinez; David Clark; John Coons
- ItemConstruction and Validation of the Scale of Measuring the Social Responsibility of Famous Iranian Athletes(Brieflands, 2021-02-28) Najaf Aghaei; najaf Aghaei
- ItemDoes Red Background Color Enhance Short-term Memory or Blue?(Brieflands, 2024-02-28) Mohammad Hossein Sattarzade; Shahzad Tahmasebi Boroujeni
- ItemPsychological Characteristics of Iranian Para-athletes(Brieflands, 2024-02-28) Seyed Mohammad Kazem Vaez Mousavi; Afrooz Mousavi; Fariba Mohammadi
- ItemThe Effect of Selected Motor Program on Neuropsychological Variability and Motor Function at Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder(Brieflands, 2024-02-28) melinaz rahman gholhaki; Keivan Molanorouzi; Abdollah Ghasemi
- ItemThe Effect of Instructional Language Types on Perceived Choice, and the Learning of a Sports Skill(Brieflands, 2024-02-28) saeed arsham; Malihe Sarabandi; Fatemeh Ghanaatian
- ItemThe Impact of Skill Level Matching in Cooperative Dyadic Interaction on Learning Table Tennis Forehand Skills among Adolescent Girls(Brieflands, 2024-02-28) Elahe Siavashi; ali heyrani; ehsan zareian
- ItemAge-related Reductions in Manual Asymmetry with Increased Visuospatial Demands(Brieflands, 2024-02-28) Tania Flink; Jose Matos
- ItemContributions of External Attentional Focus, Enhanced Expectancies and Autonomy Support to Enhance Learning Skills of Throwing Darts(Brieflands, 2024-02-28) parisa amoorezae; Elahe Arab Ameri; Shahzad Tahmasebi Boroujeni
- ItemComparison of the Moderating Effect of Mental Rotation Ability on the amount of Learning by Mental Exercise Method in a Motor Skill(Brieflands, 2024-02-28) Mohammad Taghi Aghdasi; nahideh rahmani