Does Traditional Archery Training Enhance Psychological Abilities?

NCT07684729 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2024.03.04
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effects of a 12-week traditional archery training program on sport imagery ability and problem-solving skills in healthy university students. Participants without previous archery experience were randomly allocated into either a traditional archery training group or a non-exercising control group. Psychological outcomes were evaluated before and after the intervention using validated questionnaires.

Conditions

Psychological Skills; Healthy Volunteers; Sport Imagery; Problem Solving

Keywords

Traditional Archery; Sport Imagery; Problem Solving; Mental Training; Psychological Skills; Healthy Adults; Motor Learning

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Sport Imagery Ability

  Sport Imagery Ability Questionnaire (SIAQ) consists of 15 items on a 7-point Likert scale and is evaluated by the average of the sub-dimensions (Skill, Strategy, Goal, Emotion, Mastery) or the overall average (between 1 and 7). A score range of 5.01-7.00 indicates high imagery ability, while a score range of 1.00-3.00 indicates low ability.

  Week 12

• Problem Solving Ability

  The Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) measures individuals' problem-solving skills and attitudes using a 32-item self-report scale; a total score between 32 and 192 indicates high skill, while a high score indicates low skill (less effective strategy). The assessment is based on high ability (32-80), moderate ability (81-140), and low ability (141-192) ranges.

  Week 12

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Skill Imagery (SIAQ)

  12 Week

Study Arms (2)

Traditional Archery Training

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants completed a supervised 12-week traditional archery training program twice weekly.

Behavioral: Traditional Archery Training (TAT)

No Intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Participants maintained their usual sedentary lifestyle and received no exercise intervention.

Interventions

Traditional Archery Training (TAT) BEHAVIORAL

Participants completed a structured 12-week traditional archery training program consisting of basic draw exercises, thumb draw practice, shooting practice, and archery games under supervision.

Traditional Archery Training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy university students
• Age between 18 and 25 years
• Male or female
• No previous archery experience
• No participation in regular physical activity during the intervention
• Written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Previous archery experience
• Participation in any structured exercise during the intervention
• Any medical condition preventing participation
• Withdrawal from the study
• Receiving physical therapy during the intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gümüşhane Universıty: lead
• Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Gumushane Üniversity

Gümüşhane, Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane, 29600, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• Coşkun YILMAZ, Associate professor

  Gümüşhane Universıty

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: associate professor

Model Details: Participants completed a structured 12-week traditional archery training program consisting of basic draw exercises, thumb draw practice, shooting practice, and archery games under supervision.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2026
• First Posted: July 6, 2026
• Study Start: January 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: May 25, 2025
• Study Completion: June 10, 2025
• Last Updated: July 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)