Anxiety and performance: Perceptual-motor behavior in high-pressure contexts

Autor: Raôul R.D. Oudejans, Arne Nieuwenhuys
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Current Opinion in Psychology, 16, 28-33
Current Opinion in Psychology, 16, pp. 28-33
Nieuwenhuys, A & Oudejans, R RD 2017, ' Anxiety and performance : perceptual-motor behavior in high-pressure contexts ', Current Opinion in Psychology, vol. 16, pp. 28-33 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.03.019
ISSN: 2352-250X
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.03.019
Popis: Contains fulltext : 169278.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) When the pressure is on and anxiety levels increase it is not easy to perform well. In search of mechanisms explaining the anxiety-performance relationship, we revisit the integrated model of anxiety and perceptual-motor performance [1] and provide a critical review of contemporary literature. While there is increasing evidence that changes in attentional control affect the execution of goal-directed action, based on our model and emerging evidence from different scientific disciplines, we argue for a more integrated, process-based approach. That is, anxiety can affect performance on different levels of operational control (i.e., attentional, interpretational, physical) and - moving beyond the execution of action - have implications for different aspects of perceptual-motor behavior, including situational awareness and decision making. 6 p.
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