Superiority of external attentional focus for motor performance and learning: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

LK Chua, J Jimenez-Diaz, R Lewthwaite… - Psychological …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Considerable literature on the role of attentional focus in motor performance and learning
has accumulated for over two decades. We report the results of comprehensive meta …

A systematic review of motivational and attentional variables on children's fundamental movement skill development: the OPTIMAL theory

T Simpson, P Ellison, E Carnegie… - International review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
An external focus of attention, enhanced expectancies and autonomy support are key
independent and interactive characteristics which enhance motor learning. These OPTIMAL …

A meta-analysis on immediate effects of attentional focus on motor tasks performance

A Nicklas, R Rein, B Noël, S Klatt - International Review of Sport …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Directing the attentional focus towards intended movement effects could enhance individual
performance. This meta-analysis examines the immediate effects of an instructed external …

Reporting bias, not external focus: A robust Bayesian meta-analysis and systematic review of the external focus of attention literature.

B McKay, AE Corson, J Seedu, CS De Faveri… - Psychological …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Evidence has ostensibly been accumulating over the past 2 decades suggesting that an
external focus on the intended movement effect (eg, on the golf club during a swing) is …

Dual-task effects on concurrent speech production in school-age children with and without stuttering disorders

N Eichorn, S Pirutinsky - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2022 - pubs.asha.org
Purpose: Contemporary motor theories indicate that well-practiced movements are best
performed automatically, without conscious attention or monitoring. We applied this …

The effects of attentional focus instructions on the performance of a persistent form-based skill in gymnastics

BM Laroëre, WM Land, L Valtr, K Banátová, J Mudrák… - Kinesiology, 2024 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak External relative to internal focus instructions have been shown to be more effective
for enhancing optimal performance across various motor tasks that do not rely on movement …

Reporting bias, not external focus: A robust Bayesian meta-analysis and systematic review of the attentional focus literature

B McKay, A Corson, J Seedu, C De Faveri, H Hasan… - 2024 - sportrxiv.org
Evidence has ostensibly been accumulating over the past two decades suggesting that an
external focus on the intended movement effect (eg, on the golf club during a swing) is …

Influence of attentional focus distance on motor learning of skilled children

FMGP Júnior, GMG Bonuzzi - European Journal of Human Movement, 2022 - eurjhm.com
In adults, longitudinal external focus benefits the motor performance of high-skilled
performers. While low-skilled performers benefit from a proximal external focus. Children …

The effect of attentional focus conditions on performer's EMG activity

AN Ay, YB Dolukan, MZ Yıldız - Academic Perspective Procedia, 2018 - acperpro.com
Many researchers have been investigated the effect of focusing type on motor performance
and muscular activity. Studies have showed that focusing on movement effects, ie, an …

The Neurophysiological Effect of Attentional Focus as a Function of Expertise in Postural Task

A Pashabadi, A Jamshidi - International Journal of Motor Control and …, 2021 - ijmcl.com
Background: Examining effects of attention on motor performance at the neurophysiological
level, considering the skill level, seems there are still ambiguities. Objectives: The purpose …