Effect of mental fatigue on decision-making skill and visual search behaviour in basketball players: an experimental and randomised study

Fortes, Leonardo de Sousa; Lima-Júnior, Dalton de; Barbosa, Bruno Teixeira; Faro, Heloiana; Ferreira, Maria Elisa Caputo; Almeida, Sebastião de Sousa

doi:10.1080/1612197x.2022.2058055

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“…Future research could examine all three of these skilled performances together to acquire more complete data, as they are interconnected and all contribute to athletes' performance, especially when the sports are open-skill (Soylu et al, 2021 ; Dong et al, 2022 ). Also, MF impaired athletes' perceptual-cognitive skills such as decision-making due to the inability of perceiving environmental clues with limited attention resources (Gantois et al, 2019 ; Fortes et al, 2020 , 2022 ). The overall picture of athletes' performance with SSMP and perceptual-cognitive skills needs to be examined.…”

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The effects of mental fatigue on sport-specific motor performance among team sport athletes: A systematic scoping review

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BackgroundThe psychobiological state known as mental fatigue (MF) is by engaging in mentally taxing activities for an extended period, which is typically found in team sports, of the high cognitive demand and unpredictable environment. It increases the perception of effort and influences executive functions, impairing sport-specific performance in athletes. However, the consequences of MF on sport-specific motor performance (SSMP) among athletes in team sports remain unclear.ObjectiveThis scoping review seeks to find and map research publications that investigate the effect of MF on SSMP in team sports.MethodsWeb of Science, Scopus, and PubMed were searched as the main databases, and CENTRAL, Psychology, and Behavioral Sciences Collection, SPORTDicus obtained from EBSCOhost, as well as gray literature was searched for relevant literature and Google Scholar. Cognitive tasks before the SSMP exam are the focus of the selected literature on mental exhaustion. Only experiments testing mental and non-mental exhaustion were chosen.ResultsTwelve studies fulfill the requirement of selection criteria. SSMP in team sports, including soccer, basketball, cricket, and Australian football mainly is examined as physical and technical performance. More specifically, MF significantly influenced physical performance measured as intermittent endurance and total distance (P < 0.05), while data was inclusive when assess in an ecological setting (e.g., small-sided game) (P > 0.05). Technical performance was mainly measured as ball loss, errors in passing and shooting, interception, and successful tackle and showed a dramatic impairment (P < 0.05). The decline of physical activity is relevant with higher level PRE, while decreased technical performance is related to impaired attention resources shown as visual perceptual.ConclusionMF adversely influences SSMP in team sports. The most relevant theory for future study to examine the impacts of MF on team-sport athletes could be the psychological model of exercise and its potential extension on attention resources, rather than the traditional “catastrophe” theory.

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The effects of mental fatigue on sport-specific motor performance among team sport athletes: A systematic scoping review

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“…Okrem taktických zručností a sociálnych kompetencií musia hráči disponovať špeciálnymi kognitívnymi schopnosťami (Wagner et al, 2014). Práve športové zápolenie prináša množstvo rizikových situácií, v ktorých je efektivita rozhodovania znižovaná, pretože ako tvrdia Kinrade, Jackson, & Ashford, (2015), pre vysoko komplexné situácie mal časový tlak, prípadne mentálna únava (Fortes, Lima-Junior & Barbosa, 2022) negatívny dopad na kvalitu rozhodovania. Podobne Bar-Eli & Tractinsky (2000) konštatujú, že vysoko kritické momenty sa vyznačovali nižšou kvalitou rozhodovania v porovnaní s nízkou kritickosťou.…”

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The influence of concentration on decision-making speed and agility in a simulated motor task

Horička¹,

Šimonek²,

Paška³

et al. 2023

Studia Kinanthropologica

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The subject of the study was to verify the influence of concentration on decision-making speed and agility in a motor task. The concentration was simulated through an ascending alternative time limit (+1, +2s). The object of the investigation was a group of 26 active athletes (n = 26, 180.62 cm; 20.12 years old), of which 15 were men and 11 were women. The average time per individual stimulus and the total time (t = 0.01s) were evaluated. The evaluation of the significance of differences according to the length of concentration did not confirm significant differences in decision-making speed and agility in the average reaction time in men [Sig.= 0.603 -Sig = 0.973; p > α]; of women [Sig.= 0.062 -Sig = 0.085; p > α]; nor in the total time of the simulated motor task men; [Sig.= 0.284 -Sig = 0.887; p > α]; women [Sig.= 0.082 -Sig = 0.772 ; p > α]. We note that the influence of concentration on decision-making speed and agility has not been proven.

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“…Several previous studies also used this scale to measure athletes' subjective mental fatigue. 3,4,6,11 This scale has two extremities anchored from 0 (none at all) to 100 (maximal). The participants were required to answer, "How mentally fatigued do you feel now?"…”

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Head‐to‐head opponent mitigates mental fatigue effects during a 20‐km time trial in well‐trained cyclists

Ferreira

Carmo

Júnior

et al. 2023

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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We aimed to analyze the effect of a head‐to‐head virtual race on 20‐km time trial performance in well‐trained mentally fatigued cyclists. A total of 24 male professional cyclists participated in the present study, which was conducted in a within‐factors design [four experimental conditions × four times (throughout 20‐km time trial cycling)]. An avatar representing the participant on the racecourse was visible during the time trials. Then, a second virtual avatar representing the opponent was projected onto the screen in the mental fatigue head‐to‐head and control head‐to‐head experimental conditions. Measurements [rating of perceived exertion, heart rate, and eye‐tracking measures (i.e., pupil diameter)] were performed every 5‐km throughout the 20‐km time trial. As a result, impaired total time, power output, and cadence throughout the 20‐km cycling time trial were found for mental fatigue compared to mental fatigue head‐to‐head, control head‐to‐head, and control conditions (p < 0.05). Also, impaired 20‐km time trial performance (total time, power output, and cadence) was found for mental fatigue head‐to‐head compared to control head‐to‐head (p < 0.05). Moreover, lower RPE was found for the control and control head‐to‐head conditions than mental fatigue head‐to‐head and mental fatigue experimental conditions (p < 0.05). Higher pupil diameter was also found for mental fatigue head‐to‐head, control head‐to‐head, and control than the mental fatigue experimental condition (p < 0.05). In summary, the overall performance throughout the 20‐km cycling time trial was improved by the presence of a virtual opponent for the mentally fatigued cyclists.

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Effect of mental fatigue on decision-making skill and visual search behaviour in basketball players: an experimental and randomised study

Cited by 15 publications

References 42 publications

The effects of mental fatigue on sport-specific motor performance among team sport athletes: A systematic scoping review

The effects of mental fatigue on sport-specific motor performance among team sport athletes: A systematic scoping review

The influence of concentration on decision-making speed and agility in a simulated motor task

Head‐to‐head opponent mitigates mental fatigue effects during a 20‐km time trial in well‐trained cyclists

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