The Effects of Music and a Coxswain on Attentional Focus, Perceived Exertion, Motivation, and Performance During a 1,000 m Ergometer Rowing Sprint

Autor: Britton W. Brewer, Nicole T. Gabana, Jasmin C. Hutchinson, Albert J. Petitpas, Judy L. Van Raalte
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 27:288-300
ISSN: 1533-1571
1041-3200
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2014.993775
Popis: Music has often been portrayed as a dissociative (i.e., distracting) mechanism. This study demonstrates that music may not be unifunctional in regards to attentional focus; that is, external concentration on music can coexist with task-relevant thoughts. Female intercollegiate rowers (N = 26) performed four 1,000 m sprints on a rowing ergometer at maximal effort under music, coxswain, combined music and coxswain, and control conditions. Findings indicate that during the 1,000 m rowing sprint, both external and task-relevant dimensions of attentional focus can exist simultaneously. This implies a new consideration of music as either dissociative or associative based on task-related factors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE