Table_1_The effect of music tempo on movement flow.DOCX

There has been much controversy over the effects of music tempo on movement flow. In this study, a single-factor repeated-measurement design was used to explore the effect of music tempo (fast, slow, and no music control) on movement flow by measuring both subjective experiences and objective electroencephalographic (EEG) characteristics during brisk walking. In the experiment, 20 college students walked briskly on a treadmill using EEG equipment. Each participant walked for 10 min on three different days. Their brain waves were recorded during brisk walking on a treadmill. After each walk, the participants completed a form of short flow state scale-2 (S FSS-2), which covered nine major aspects of flow. The results showed that music tempo had a significant effect on subjective experiences and objective physiological characteristics; that is, a higher subjective flow level for fast-tempo music in brisk walking and a significant enhancement of mean power values in the subconscious brain waves of the delta, theta, alpha, and beta bands for fast tempo music were observed. A fast tempo facilitated the movement flow. The findings of this study can be instructive for the use of music in exercises to improve sports training outcomes.

音乐节奏对动作心流的影响长期以来存在诸多争议。本研究采用单因素重复测量设计，以快走过程中的主观体验与客观脑电图（electroencephalographic, EEG）特征为观测指标，探究音乐节奏（快节奏、慢节奏与无音乐对照组）对动作心流的影响。本实验招募20名大学生受试者，令其在跑步机上进行快走训练并同步使用脑电图设备采集数据。每名受试者需在三天内分别完成一次时长10分钟的快走任务，任务全程记录其脑电信号。每次快走结束后，受试者需填写简化心流状态量表第二版（Short Flow State Scale-2, SFSS-2），该量表涵盖心流体验的9个核心维度。研究结果显示，音乐节奏对受试者的主观体验与客观生理特征均存在显著影响：快走时搭配快节奏音乐的受试者主观心流水平更高，且δ、θ、α、β频段的潜意识脑电平均功率值均出现显著提升。快节奏音乐可有效促进动作心流体验。本研究结果可为运动训练中合理使用音乐以提升训练效果提供理论参考。