Detrimental effects of prior self‐control exertion on subsequent sporting skill performance.

The prior exertion of self‐control has previously been shown to negatively affect physical performance, yet the effects on complex sporting skill performance have not been examined. Therefore, this study examined whether prior self‐control exertion influences performance on a field hockey task, alon...

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Publicado en:Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 31; no. 10; pp. 1971 - 1981
Autores principales: Boat, Ruth, Sunderland, Caroline, Cooper, Simon B.
Formato: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Oct2021
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          Boat, Ruth
          Sunderland, Caroline
          Cooper, Simon B.
        affil: Sport Science Department, Sport, Health and Performance Enhancement (SHAPE) Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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          Self Regulation
          Exertion
          Athletic Performance United Kingdom
          Hockey
          Exercise Physiology
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Hydrocortisone Blood
          Human
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Random Assignment
          Crossover Design
          United Kingdom
          Athletes, Male
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Skill Acquisition
          Male
          Cognition
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      ab: The prior exertion of self‐control has previously been shown to negatively affect physical performance, yet the effects on complex sporting skill performance have not been examined. Therefore, this study examined whether prior self‐control exertion influences performance on a field hockey task, alongside measuring plasma cortisol concentration and attention as potential mechanisms to explain any effects. Following familiarization, 13 male hockey players (20 ± 1 years) participated in a randomized, order‐balanced, crossover design. For the manipulation of self‐control, participants completed an incongruent (self‐control exertion trial) or a congruent (control trial) Stroop task. Skill performance was assessed using a field hockey skills task. Capillary blood samples, for the determination of plasma cortisol concentration, were taken at baseline, post‐Stroop task, and post‐field hockey skills task. Cognitive tests of attention (RVIP and Flanker tasks) were completed following the field hockey skills task. Participants made more errors in the latter stages of the field hockey skills task following self‐control exertion (trial*time interaction, p = 0.041). Participants also made more errors on the RVIP task following self‐control exertion (p = 0.035); yet the time taken to complete the hockey skills task, performance on the flanker task, and plasma cortisol concentrations were unaffected (all p > 0.05). Overall, these findings suggest that prior self‐control exertion has detrimental effects on subsequent sporting skill performance (more errors made on the field hockey task), which may be explained by poorer sustained attention (lower accuracy on the RVIP task). This suggests that athletes should aim to avoid self‐control exertion before a competitive match to optimize performance.
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