SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effect of Attentional Focus on Sprint Performance: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Effects of Psychological Interventions to Enhance Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
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- The Role of Nootropic Supplements in Sports: Enhancing Cognitive and Physical Performance Simultaneously.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Neural Efficiency and Sensorimotor Adaptations in Swimming Athletes: A Systematic Review of Neuroimaging and Cognitive-Behavioral Evidence for Performance and Wellbeing.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Effects of inspiratory muscle Pre-activation on 100 m sprint performance in physically active university students.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Exploring the Impact of a Low-Dose Mindfulness Intervention on Perceived Exertion, Attention, and Rowing Performance.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Mapping 50 Years of Sport Psychology-Performance Meta-Analyses: A PRISMA-ScR Scoping Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Attentional focus strategies and motor performance in young adolescents investigating role of task difficulty.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Physiotherapists' Use of Attentional Focus Instructions and Feedback in the Philippines: A Survey Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2025Article
- Psychological intervention strategies in college physical education and their impact on students' athletic performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Acute effects of multi-ingredient pre-workout dietary supplement on anaerobic performance in untrained men: a randomized, crossover, single blind study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Do Differences Exist in Impact Test Domains between Youth Athletes with and without an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Special Issue: Sport Psychology Interventions for Athletes' Performance and Well-Being.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- An external focus of attention enhances table tennis backhand stroke accuracy in low-skilled players.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
Sprinting is often seen in a variety of sports. Focusing one's attention externally before sprinting has been demonstrated to boost sprint performance. The present study aimed to systematically review previous findings on the impact of external focus (EF), in comparison to internal focus (IF), on sprint performance. A literature search was conducted in five electronic databases (APA PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science). A random-effects model was used to pool Hedge's
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