The Effect of Listening Music on Reaction Time of Badminton Players

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of listening to music on reaction time of members of Undiksha badminton student activity units. Study design was employed was experimental research. A of total 28 people were used as subjects of the research and they were further divided into 3 treatment groups: do not listen to music (control), fast tempo music, and slow tempo music. As soon as the subjects were undergoing treatment, the reaction time was measured up to 10 times. This procedure was repeated 3 times. The Type of reaction time employed was simple reaction time (visual and audio). Description data of audio reaction time were: control (mean (r) = 339.58ms and standard deviation (SD) = 46.99); fast tempo music (r = 363.15ms and SD = 62.64); and slow tempo music (r = 352.37 and SD = 84.30). Description data of visual reaction time were: control (r = 316.58ms and SD = 45.01); fast tempo music (r = 335.34ms and SD = 60.96); and slow tempo music (r = 323, 86 and SD = 61.46). Based on the test results and ANOVA analysis, it was discovered that among the three groups the results were not significant, both audio (p = 0.829) and visual (p = 0.846) reaction time. It was concluded that after listening to music, there is no significant effect on reaction time of members of Undiksha badminton student activity units.