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Effects of mental training on the performance of military endurance and precision tasks in the Canadian Forces

dc.contributor.authorCouture, Roger T.
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Mohan
dc.contributor.authorLee, Wayne
dc.contributor.authorChahal, Paul
dc.contributor.authorWankel, L.
dc.contributor.authorOseen, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-02
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T01:15:21Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T01:15:21Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the effect of two cognitive training strategies, associative and dissociative thinking, on soldiers' ability to perform a weight-loaded march. Forty Infantry soldiers from the Canadian Army completed three hours of marching. Following the march, subjects were randomly assigned to one of four groups: associative (biofeedback), dissociative (meditation), combined associative-dissociative (biofeedback and meditation) and control. After two weeks of mental training, the soldier performed the march again. Analyses showed that all soldiers had improved in their ability to estimate the amount of time remaining in the march and in their ability to reduce heart rate levels while marching. Significant changes however were not found in perceived fatigue levels and in rates of perceived exertion during the march. Results are discussed in light of these findings.
dc.description.urihttps://library.macewan.ca/full-record/s3h/SPH362905
dc.identifier.citationCouture, R. T., Singh, M., Lee, W., Chahal, P., et al. (1994). The effect of mental training on the performance of military endurance tasks in the Canadian infantry. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 25(2), 144-157.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/1740
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectmental training
dc.subjectbiological control systems
dc.subjectmeditation
dc.subjectstress
dc.subjectfatigue
dc.subjectheart beat
dc.subjectarmies
dc.subjectmarching
dc.subjectCanada
dc.titleEffects of mental training on the performance of military endurance and precision tasks in the Canadian Forcesen
dc.typeArticle
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