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Ego-depletion and motor skill performance under pressure—experimental effects of a short term virtual-reality based mindfulness breathing meditation with integrated biofeedback

Wagner Matthias, Wieczorek Alissa · Scientific Reports · 2024 · Randomised controlled crossover study

Original publication

Recorded summary

Two small crossover experiments tested basketball free throws and football penalties. VR breathing meditation with feedback improved task performance against a rest break. It was not a test of mental-health treatment.

Recorded limitations

Abdominal movement during exhalation changed the virtual environment. The testing staff were masked to condition.

Evidence and provenance

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Study design and assessment
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Participants completed the VR biofeedback and comparison sessions in a randomly assigned, counterbalanced order.
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68043-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68043-0

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Ego-depletion and motor skill performance under pressure—experimental effects of a short term virtual-reality based mindfulness breathing meditation with integrated biofeedback
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Wagner Matthias, Wieczorek Alissa
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summary
Two small crossover experiments tested basketball free throws and football penalties. VR breathing meditation with feedback improved task performance against a rest break. It was not a test of mental-health treatment.
limitation
Abdominal movement during exhalation changed the virtual environment. The testing staff were masked to condition.
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study Design Assessment
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rct-masking-unclear
peer Reviewed
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Participants completed the VR biofeedback and comparison sessions in a randomly assigned, counterbalanced order.
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68043-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68043-0

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    Ego-depletion and motor skill performance under pressure—experimental effects of a short term virtual-reality based mindfulness breathing meditation with integrated biofeedback
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    Wagner Matthias, Wieczorek Alissa
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    Two small crossover experiments tested basketball free throws and football penalties. VR breathing meditation with feedback improved task performance against a rest break. It was not a test of mental-health treatment.
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