Delayed inhibition in high trait anxiety athletes: Evidence from an event-related potential study

Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ajsep.2025.08.002

Koki Watanabe , Taiga Arii , Takayuki Sugo , Hironobu Tsuchiya

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the influence of trait anxiety on information processing in athletes, a topic that has yet to be examined thoroughly. We compared the information processing stages of individuals with high and low levels of trait anxiety using event-related potentials (ERPs). A total of 24 male collegiate athletes participated (age: 20.1 ± 1.3 years) in this study. ERPs (Go-N2, Go-P3, NoGo-N2, and NoGo-P3) were measured while participants performed the oddball task. The high trait anxiety group demonstrated delayed latency of NoGo-P3. However, reaction time was unaffected by trait anxiety. These findings indicate that athletes’ trait anxiety affects neural information processing while leaving behavioral indicators, such as reaction time, unaffected. This insight has substantial implications for understanding the mechanisms by which trait anxiety contributes to performance deficits in athletes. Moreover, this study has the potential to inform new psychological support strategies to address performance impairments related to trait anxiety.

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高特质焦虑运动员的延迟抑制：来自事件相关电位研究的证据

本研究旨在探讨特质焦虑对运动员信息加工的影响，这是一个尚未得到充分研究的课题。我们使用事件相关电位（event- correlation potential, ERPs）比较了高、低水平特质焦虑个体的信息加工阶段。共有24名男大学生运动员参与本研究，年龄：20.1±1.3岁。在参与者执行古怪任务时测量erp （Go-N2, Go-P3， NoGo-N2和NoGo-P3）。高特质焦虑组NoGo-P3潜伏期延迟。然而，反应时间不受特质焦虑的影响。这些发现表明，运动员的特质焦虑影响神经信息加工，而不影响行为指标，如反应时间。这一见解对理解特质焦虑导致运动员表现缺陷的机制具有重要意义。此外，本研究有可能为新的心理支持策略提供信息，以解决与特质焦虑相关的表现障碍。

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Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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