The effectiveness of resilience training on the cognitive flexibility of taekwondo women

Resilience is considered one of the greatest capabilities of the present age. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of resilience training on cognitive flexibility of female taekwondo athletes in Karaj.

This research was a quasi-experimental research and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of this study included all female taekwondo athletes in Karaj. At first, clusters of several clubs were randomly selected and then, with the implementation of Dennis and Venarval's cognitive flexibility questionnaire (2010), individuals with low cognitive flexibility were identified. Then , among them, 32 people were selected and replaced as a sample in two experimental and control groups (16 people in each group) by simple random sampling. After implementing the resilience training protocol for 12 sessions of 45 minutes, the questionnaire was administered again as a post-test for both groups. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the findings.

The test results showed that the effect of intervention on the dependent variable of cognitive flexibility was significant.

Resilience training increases people's flexibility due to the development of real experiences, empirical study of thoughts and helping to correct thoughts.