Vater, C.; Roca, A.; Williams, A. M. (2015). Effects of Anxiety on Anticipation and Visual Search in Dynamic, Time-Constrained Situations. Sport, exercise, and performance psychology, 5(8), pp. 179-192. American Psychological Association 10.1037/spy0000056
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We tested the predictions of Attentional Control Theory (ACT) by examining how
anxiety affects visual search strategies, performance efficiency, and performance effectiveness
using a dynamic, temporal-constrained anticipation task. Higher and lower
skilled players viewed soccer situations under 2 task constraints (near vs. far situation)
and were tested under high (HA) and low (LA) anxiety conditions. Response accuracy
(effectiveness) and response time, perceived mental effort, and eye-movements (all
efficiency) were recorded. A significant increase in anxiety was evidenced by higher
state anxiety ratings on the MRF-L scale. Increased anxiety led to decreased performance
efficiency because response times and mental effort increased for both skill
groups whereas response accuracy did not differ. Anxiety influenced search strategies,
with higher skilled players showing a decrease in number of fixation locations for far
situations under HA compared with LA condition when compared with lower skilled
players. Findings provide support for ACT with anxiety impairing processing efficiency
and, potentially, top-down attentional control across different task constraints.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Movement and Exercise Science |
UniBE Contributor: |
Vater, Christian |
Subjects: |
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment |
ISSN: |
2157-3905 |
Publisher: |
American Psychological Association |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Christian Vater |
Date Deposited: |
04 Feb 2016 12:18 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:51 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1037/spy0000056 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.75636 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/75636 |
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