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. 2026 Jul 28;12:107. doi: 10.1186/s40798-026-01086-x

Table 2.

Performance and motivation values across conditions (early and late) and timepoints (pre and post)

Pre
mean ± SD
Post
mean ± SD
Post–Pre
mean ± SD
Intervention Timepoint Intervention x timepoint
100 m (s) Early 66.1 ± 5.4 65.9 ± 5.4 − 0.2 ± 1.9

F1,19 = 1.18

p = .291

pη2 = .06

F1,19 = 0.03

p = .858

pη2 < .01

F1,19 = 0.24

p = .629

pη2 = .01

Late 66.9 ± 5.5 67.0 ± 6.0 0.1 ± 1.8
800 m (s) Early 607.6 ± 37.2 600.2 ± 36.3 − 7.4 ± 20.1

F1,20 = 1.72

p = .204

pη2 = .08

F1,20 = 7.32

p = .014

pη2 = .27

F1,20 = 0.02

p = .884

pη2 < .01

Late 611.7 ± 37.7 605.2 ± 31.7 − 6.6 ± 13.5
Motivation Early 56.8 ± 18.6 49.3 ± 22.1 − 7.5 ± 18.7

F1,23 = 7.58

p = .011

pη2 = .25

F1,23 = 2.87

p = .104

pη2 = .11

F1,23 = 1.34

p = .259

pη2 = .06

Late 64.1 ± 12.8 63.6 ± 20.1 − 0.5 ± 18.6

aANOVA results for the intervention × timepoint interaction and main effects of intervention and timepoint are included

bSD standard deviation, pη2 partial eta squared