The influence of core affect on cyclo-ergometer endurance performance: Effects on performance outcomes and perceived exertion

Fronso, Selenia di; Aquino, Antonio; Bondár, Réka Zsanett; Montesano, Cristina; Robazza, Claudio; Bertollo, Maurizio

doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2019.12.004

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“…These findings coincide with research suggesting that as teammates practice together turn-taking improves and communication shifts from overt to covert means, which signals overall coordination efficiency gains (Boulton and Cole 2016 ; LeCouteur and Feo 2011 ; Westli et al 2010 ). Moreover, the observed increase in pleasantness is in line with previous research showing that core pleasantness levels fluctuate greatly over time in both individual and group tasks (di Fronso et al 2020 ). More specifically, the observed increase in pleasantness over time reinforces research suggesting that as teams develop, teammates move out of the so-called “storm stage”, with the result being more positive affect for the individuals and the emergence of a sense of “we/us” at the group-level of analysis (Bonebright 2010 ).…”

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confidence: 91%

Coordination Cost and Super-Efficiency in Teamwork: The Role of Communication, Psychological States, Cardiovascular Responses, and Brain Rhythms

Hoyle

Taylor

Zugic

et al. 2020

Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback

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To advance knowledge on the psychophysiological markers of “coordination cost” in team settings, we explored differences in meta-communication patterns (i.e., silence, speaking, listening, and overlap), perceived psychological states (i.e., core affect, attention, efficacy beliefs), heart rate variability (i.e., RMSSD), and brain rhythms (i.e., alpha, beta and theta absolute power) across three studies involving 48 male dyads (Mage = 21.30; SD = 2.03). Skilled participants cooperatively played three consecutive FIFA-17 (Xbox) games in a dyad against the computer, or competed against the computer in a solo condition and a dyad condition. We observed that playing in a team, in contrast to playing alone, was associated with higher alpha peak and global efficiency in the brain and, at the same time, led to an increase in focused attention as evidenced by participants’ higher theta activity in the frontal lobe. Moreover, we observed that overtime participants’ brain dynamics moved towards a state of “neural-efficiency”, characterized by increased theta and beta activity in the frontal lobe, and high alpha activity across the whole brain. Our findings advance the literature by demonstrating that (1) the notion of coordination cost can be captured at the neural level in the initial stages of team development; (2) by decreasing the costs of switching between tasks, teamwork increases both individuals’ attentional focus and global neural efficiency; and (3) communication dynamics become more proficient and individuals’ brain patterns change towards neural efficiency over time, likely due to team learning and decreases in intra-team conflict.

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confidence: 91%

Coordination Cost and Super-Efficiency in Teamwork: The Role of Communication, Psychological States, Cardiovascular Responses, and Brain Rhythms

Hoyle

Taylor

Zugic

et al. 2020

Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback

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“…It consists of the two components valence, as a hedonic quality (pleasure vs. displeasure), and arousal, as an activation level (sleepy-activated). The core effect can be experienced as free-floating and is often associated with prototypical emotional episodes ( Russell, 2003 ; di Fronso et al, 2020 ). It represents a continuous assessment of one’s current state, which is outside the person’s awareness most of the time.…”

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confidence: 99%

“… Russell (2009) defines core affect as “a neurophysiological state, accessible to consciousness as a simple non-reflective feeling” (p. 1264). Thus, core affect can be understood as a state that is at the heart of emotions ( di Fronso et al, 2020 ) and the starting point for emotion development.…”

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Toward a Theory of Emotions in Competitive Sports

2021

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In this article, we introduce a theory on the dynamic development of affective processes, affect regulation, and the relationship between emotions and sport performance. The theory focusses on how affective processes emerge and develop during competitive sport involvement. Based on Scherer’s component process model, we postulate six components of emotion that interact with each other in a circular fashion: (I) triggering processes, (II) physiological reactions, (III) action tendencies, (IV) expressive behaviors, (V) subjective experience, and (VI) higher cognitive processes. The theory stresses the dynamics of affective processes and describes the consequences for performance in competitive sports. It assumes that the peculiarities of different sports must be taken into account in order to understand the affective processes, and offers starting points on which strategies can be used to effectively regulate affective states. Consequences for research and practice are derived and discussed. To study the development of affective processes, future research should test the assumptions in ecologically valid contexts, such as real competitions or competition-like situations, using multi-component measures of emotions.

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“…It is relevant to note, however, that this cognitive strategy works effectively during light‐to‐moderate and moderate exercise intensities. This is mainly due to the fact that extremely high levels of psychophysiological stress tend to force attention internally, elicit negative affective responses, and compromise decision‐making (di Fronso et al, 2020; Hutchinson & Tenenbaum, 2007). This process is often associated with an inability to sustain the neural activation of the musculature and significant detriments to physical performance (McMorris et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Electroencephalography spectral coherence analysis during cycle ergometry in low‐ and high‐tolerant individuals

Bigliassi,

Cabral,

Kotler

et al. 2023

Psychophysiology

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The main objective of this study was to further understanding of the patterns of spectral connectivity during exercise in low‐ and high‐tolerant individuals. Thirty‐nine healthy individuals (i.e., 17 low‐ and 22 high‐tolerant participants) took part in the present study. A state‐of‐the‐art portable electroencephalography system was used to measure the brain's electrical activity during an incremental exercise test performed until the point of volitional exhaustion on a cycle ergometer. Spectral coherence was used to explore the patterns of connectivity in the frontal, central, and parietal regions of the brain. Physiological, perceptual, and affective responses were assessed throughout the exercise bout. The spontaneous eyeblink rate was also calculated prior to commencement and upon completion of the exercise trial as an indirect assessment of the dopaminergic system. The present findings indicate that high‐tolerant individuals reported lower levels of perceived activation, especially during the preliminary stages of the exercise test. Participants in the high‐tolerance group also reported greater levels of remembered pleasure upon completion of the exercise test. The data also revealed that high‐tolerant individuals exhibited increased connectivity of theta waves between frontal, central, and parietal electrode sites and increased connectivity of beta waves, primarily within the parietal cortex. Correlational analysis indicated the possibility that low‐ and high‐tolerant individuals make use of different neural networks to process and regulate their psychophysiological state during exercise‐related situations. This strategy could potentially represent a conscious decision to downregulate affective arousal and facilitate the neural control of working muscles during situations of physical stress.

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The influence of core affect on cyclo-ergometer endurance performance: Effects on performance outcomes and perceived exertion

Cited by 20 publications

References 47 publications

Coordination Cost and Super-Efficiency in Teamwork: The Role of Communication, Psychological States, Cardiovascular Responses, and Brain Rhythms

Coordination Cost and Super-Efficiency in Teamwork: The Role of Communication, Psychological States, Cardiovascular Responses, and Brain Rhythms

Toward a Theory of Emotions in Competitive Sports

Electroencephalography spectral coherence analysis during cycle ergometry in low‐ and high‐tolerant individuals

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