1. Attentional Differences as a Function of Rock Climbing Performance
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Inmaculada Garrido-Palomino, Simon Fryer, Dave Giles, Javier J. González-Rosa, Vanesa España-Romero, Didáctica de la Educación Física, Plástica y Musical, Psicología, [Garrido-Palomino,I, España-Romero,V] MOVE-IT Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain. [Fryer,S] School of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, United Kingdom. [Giles,D] Lattice Training Ltd.,Chesterfield, United Kingdom. [González-Rosa,JJ] Neuroimaging and Psychophysiology Group, Department of Psychology, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain. [González-Rosa,JJ, and España-Romero,V] Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cádiz (INiBICA), Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, Spain.
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Atención ,medicine.medical_specialty ,physical condition ,on sight ,lcsh:BF1-990 ,selective attention ,Attention task ,BF ,050105 experimental psychology ,Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings] ,03 medical and health sciences ,Tiempo de reacción ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Human Activities::Leisure Activities::Recreation::Sports::Mountaineering [Medical Subject Headings] ,Linear regression ,medicine ,Psychology ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Selective attention ,Cardiorespiratory fitness ,General Psychology ,Original Research ,Reaction time ,05 social sciences ,Capacidad cardiovascular ,climbing ability ,Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Questionnaires::Self Report [Medical Subject Headings] ,GV199.44_Rock_climbing ,attention ,Phenomena and Processes::Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena::Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena::Physical Fitness [Medical Subject Headings] ,lcsh:Psychology ,Psychiatry and Psychology::Psychological Phenomena and Processes::Psychophysiology::Reaction Time [Medical Subject Headings] ,red point ,Climbing ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,performance ,Health Care::Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation::Quality of Health Care::Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms::Statistics as Topic::Models, Statistical::Linear Models [Medical Subject Headings] - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between attention (using two different attention task) and self-reported climbing ability whilst considering potential confounding factors [sex, age, climbing experience and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)] in a group of experienced climbers. Accuracy of response (AC) and reaction time (RT) from two different attention tasks using the Vienna Test System, along with self-reported on-sight and red-point climbing ability, were assessed in thirty-five climbers. Linear regression revealed that climbers with the highest self-reported on-sight grade had better AC during the attention task. Linear regression models revealed, after controlling for potential confounders, that AC, measured using two attention tasks, was positively related to climbers’ highest self-reported on-sight climbing ability (β: 0.388; p: 0.031). No significant differences were found between AC and self-reported red-point climbing ability (β: 0.286; p: 0.064). No significant relationship was found between RT and climbing ability (β: -0.102 to 0.020; p: 0.064). In conclusion, higher level rock climbers appear to have an enhanced attention which is related to on-sight lead climbing style, and thus it may be an important component of climbing performance. Coaches should consider incorporating techniques to train attention based on on-sight climbing style in climbers.
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- 2020