Table 1.
Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) of the anxiety scores, mean heart rates, and mental effort scores of both groups on the pretest, training sessions, posttest, and retention test and under the low-anxiety (LA) and high-anxiety (HA) conditions
| Variable | Group | Pretest | Training sessions | Posttest | Retention test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | HA | Training | LA | HA | LA | HA | ||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Anxiety (0–10) | Experimental | 1.97 (1.46) | 4.59 (2.37) | 4.42 (1.73) | 1.77 (1.19) | 3.94 (2.22) | 2.68 (1.03) | 4.88 (1.66) |
| Control | 2.21 (0.46) | 5.07 (2.07) | 2.23 (1.27) | 2.17 (1.39) | 4.06 (1.85) | 1.75 (1.38) | 4.21 (2.18) | |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | Experimental | 87.22 (14.08) | 93.44 (15.49) | 90.90 (11.92) | 90.00 (18.00) | 98.11 (14.79) | 90.50 (16.78) | 91.75 (18.48) |
| Control | 98.82 (15.70) | 104.36 (22.77) | 91.02 (9.83) | 91.55 (14.63) | 96.90 (14.79) | 88.50 (11.70) | 92.50 (13.06) | |
| Mental effort (0–150) | Experimental | 39.89 (15.13) | 66.33 (13.73) | 59.04 (17.17) | 41.89 (20.36) | 57.11 (18.94) | 50.38 (18.32) | 66.75 (14.43) |
| Control | 41.91 (12.21) | 65.73 (18.04) | 43.77 (17.69) | 34.55 (17.76) | 54.45 (22.27) | 30.70 (17.20) | 52.50 (20.65) | |