Author(s)

Tong Guan ¹, Ke Zhou ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Sports Science, Henan University, 475000, Kaifeng, Henan, China

Corresponding Author

Ke Zhou

ABSTRACT

This study investigates the impact of an 8-week badminton training intervention on attention levels among secondary school students. Sixty seventh-grade students from a secondary school in China were randomly selected and divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group participated in 8 weeks of after-school badminton practice sessions, while the control group followed their routine. The results indicated no significant difference in attention transfer between the two groups (p > 0.05). However, significant improvements were observed in attention span (p < 0.05), with highly significant improvements in attention stability (p < 0.01) and attention allocation (p < 0.01). These findings suggest that badminton training can effectively enhance attention levels in secondary school students. Future research should explore the long-term effects and underlying mechanisms of badminton training in this population.

KEYWORDS

Badminton Training; Attention; Secondary School Students; Intervention

CITE THIS PAPER

Tong Guan, Ke Zhou, An Experimental Study on the Improvement of Attention by Badminton Training in Secondary School Students. Applied & Educational Psychology (2025) Vol. 6: 92-101. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2025.060212.

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