Cognitive and affective benefits of colouring: Two randomized controlled crossover studies

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.31234/osf.io/r6w8v ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Nicola Jane Holt ◽

Leah Furbert ◽

Emily Sweetingham

Keyword(s):

Selective Attention ◽

Performance Measures ◽

Divergent Thinking ◽

Attention Task ◽

Creative Cognition ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Mindful Attention ◽

Crossover Studies ◽

And Performance ◽

Implicit Mood

The current research sought to replicate and extend work suggesting that coloring can reduce anxiety, asking whether coloring can improve cognitive performance. In two experiments undergraduates (N = 47; N = 52) colored and participated in a control condition. Subjective and performance measures of mood and mindfulness were included: an implicit mood test (Experiment 1) and a selective attention task (Experiment 2) along with a divergent thinking test. In both experiments coloring significantly reduced anxiety and increased mindfulness compared with control and baseline scores. Following coloring participants scored significantly lower on implicit fear, than the control condition, and significantly higher on selective attention and original ideation. Coloring may not only reduce anxiety, but also improve mindful attention and creative cognition.

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Subject Recruitment Bias: The Paid Volunteer Subject

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1978.47.2.443 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 443-449 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Michael C. Rush ◽

James S. Phillips ◽

Paul E. Panek

Keyword(s):

Selective Attention ◽

Stepwise Discriminant Analysis ◽

Female Volunteer ◽

Attention Task ◽

Auditory Selective Attention ◽

Subject Recruitment ◽

Volunteer Subject ◽

Recruitment Bias ◽

And Performance ◽

Omission Errors

To assess the potential bias introduced by subject recruitment procedures, differences in perceptual style, personality, and performance on an auditory selective attention task were investigated for a sample of 47 female, volunteer research participants. Half of the subjects ( N = 24) had been recruited as unpaid volunteers while the others ( N = 23) received $2.50 per hour for their participation. Stepwise discriminant analysis indicated that unpaid volunteers tended to be significantly more interpersonal in orientation, were more field-dependent, and committed fewer omission errors on a selective attention task than subjects who had volunteered for pay. The findings were discussed in terms of the problems associated with generalizing from one sample to other samples and to the criterion population as a function of experimental boundary conditions.

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A Pilot RCT Investigating the Effects of Targeted Compression on Athletes With Pelvic/Groin Pain

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation ◽

10.1123/jsr.2017-0097 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 133-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Leanne Sawle ◽

Jennifer Freeman ◽

Jonathan Marsden

Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Performance Measures ◽

Groin Pain ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Effect Sizes ◽

Control Group ◽

Clinical Effects ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

And Performance ◽

Straight Leg Raise

Context: Athletic pelvic/groin pain is a common yet often challenging problem to both diagnose and manage. A new tool has been developed based on the clinical effects of applied force on the pelvis. Early findings indicate that this customized compression orthosis may have a positive effect on pelvic/groin pain and performance measures. Objectives: To inform the design and test the practicality of procedures for a future definitively powered randomized controlled trial and to provide an estimate of the effect size of this orthosis on selected clinical and performance measures. Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial with participants randomly allocated to an intervention or waiting-list control group. Setting: The training location of each athlete. Participants: 24 athletes with subacute and chronic pelvic conditions were proposed to be recruited. Intervention: A customized compression orthosis, delivering targeted compression to the pelvic girdle. Outcome Measures: Measures were the active straight leg raise (ASLR) test, squeeze test, broad jump, and the multiple single-leg hop-stabilization test. Results: A total of 16 athletes completed the study. The invention group demonstrated moderate to large estimated effect sizes on the squeeze test and active straight leg raise tests (d = 0.6–1.1) while wearing the orthosis. Small effect sizes (d = 0.2) were seen on jump distance and the dominant leg balance score. Compared with the control group, the intervention group also showed moderate to large estimated effect sizes on the active straight leg raise measures (d = 0.5–0.9) when wearing sports shorts. Conclusions: The protocol was feasible. Effect sizes and recruitment/attrition rates suggest that the intervention holds promise and that a future definitively powered randomized controlled trial appears feasible and is indicated.

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