Rafaela Cindy de Souza Silva, Davi Pereira Monte Oliveira, Ricardo Giglio Amadio, Estefan Gemas Neto, Umberto Cesar Corrêa
{"title":"Null Effects on Learning the Basketball Free Throw From a Self-Controlled Demonstration With Different Amounts of Practice.","authors":"Rafaela Cindy de Souza Silva, Davi Pereira Monte Oliveira, Ricardo Giglio Amadio, Estefan Gemas Neto, Umberto Cesar Corrêa","doi":"10.1177/00315125251328703","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125251328703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated the effects of the amount of practice on motor learning with a self-controlled demonstration. Participants were 60 volunteers (32 men; 28 women), with an average age of 26.91 years (<i>SD</i> = 4.11) who practiced basketball free-throw shooting. They were randomly distributed into four 15-person groups: (a) self-control 30 - in which they watched a demonstration whenever and as often as they wished and took 30 acquisition trials; (b) self-control 120 in which they watched a demonstration whenever and as often as they wished and took 120 acquisition trials; (c) a yoked group to the 30 trial group who watched the demonstration only when the self-control group chose; and (d) a yoked group to the 120 trial group who watched the demonstration only when the self-control group chose. The transfer test consisted of 10 trials without demonstration. Dependent variables were free-throw successes and errors and kinematics of the free-throw movement pattern. Results showed that all groups improved performance accuracy and consistency, but there were no group differences. We concluded that neither the amount of practice defined by 30 or 120 trials nor self-control over watching a demonstration affected learning basketball free-throw shooting.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"646-662"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143710805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Influence of Parent-Initiated Motivational Climate on Adolescent Golfers' Flow Experiences: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs.","authors":"Yeji Sim, Sungho Kwon, Doheung Lee","doi":"10.1177/00315125251336272","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125251336272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to investigate the roles of adolescent golf athletes' perceptions of (a) parent-initiated motivational climate and (b) their satisfaction of basic psychological needs in predicting their self-reported flow state. Participants were 429 adolescent golfers (Males = 203, Females = 226) who were registered with the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee and who completed surveys measuring these constructs. To verify the structural validity of the measurement tools, descriptive statistics, inference analysis, correlational analysis, structural equation modeling, and confirmatory factor analysis were employed. Also, in structural equation modeling, we examined the mediating effect of satisfying psychological needs in the relationship between parent-initiated motivational climate and flow state. Results showed that these participants' perceptions of their task-involved, parent-initiated motivational climate was positively related to their perceptions of their basic psychological needs. Basic psychological needs were significantly and positively related to flow. However, perceived parent-initiated motivational climate was not significantly related to flow. Therefore, athletes' perception of their basic psychological needs completely mediated the relationship between parent-initiated motivational climate and flow. The task-involved, parent-initiated motivational climate perceived by adolescent golf athletes predicted their increased self-report of flow through satisfaction of basic psychological needs. The analysis verified that adolescent golfers' perceptions of a task-involved, parent-initiated motivational climate may have contributed to achieving perceived flow and, presumably, peak performance. Consequently, these findings highlight the crucial role of parental involvement in creating an optimal environment for young athletes' performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"721-746"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144010549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Estefan Gemas Neto, Thiago Augusto Costa de Oliveria, Sérgio Tosi Rodrigues, Alexandre Moreira, Umberto Cesar Corrêa
{"title":"Gaze Behavior of Experts and Novices in Aikido's Choku Tsuki.","authors":"Estefan Gemas Neto, Thiago Augusto Costa de Oliveria, Sérgio Tosi Rodrigues, Alexandre Moreira, Umberto Cesar Corrêa","doi":"10.1177/00315125251330661","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125251330661","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated where and how expert and novice aikido practitioners fixate their gaze to achieve success in <i>choku tsuki</i> performance. Participants were 20 right-handed aikido male practitioners (black belts = 10; white belts = 8; yellow belts = 2), with an average age of 33.5 years (<i>SD =</i> 7.4). Participants performed a <i>choku tsuki,</i> aiming to hit with a stick (jo) the center of a target on the chest of a virtual opponent attacking them with a wooden sword (bokken). Dependent variables included performance success (absolute frequency of target hits while the attacking opponent was holding the bokken above his head) and gaze behavior (number, variability, and durations of gaze fixations on specific interest areas). The results showed that the experts have fewer and longer fixations than novices; and, whereas experts focused on the target, novices varied their fixations on the opponent's head and feet, and the target and sword. We concluded that the experts were able to set the target as a functional point of gaze fixation, which allowed them to hit it while they monitored the sword's movement for a <i>choku tsuki</i> successful performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"705-720"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144005658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Telerehabilitation-Based Core and Scapular Stabilization Training in Young Adults With Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Hatice Ayan, Bilge Kara, R Serhat Erbayraktar","doi":"10.1177/00315125251320683","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125251320683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although chronic neck pain (CNP) is associated with impairments in balance, the effects of muscle stabilization training are unknown. In this study, we compared the effects of core stabilization (CS) and scapular stabilization (SS) training via telerehabilitation on balance, functionality, pain, and depression in young adults with CNP. In this two-armed, randomized controlled study, we assigned 41 participants with CNP to either a CS (<i>n</i> = 21) or SS (<i>n</i> = 20) group. Both groups underwent stabilization training via telerehabilitation for eight weeks. We evaluated postural stability (PS), limits of stability (LOS), functionality (Neck Disability Index), pain (Visual Analog Scale), and depression (Beck Depression Inventory). Time × Group interactions were significant on VAS, NDI, PS overall, LOS overall, LOS forward, LOS backward, and LOS right (<i>p</i> < .05). Both groups showed significant improvements over time. However, the SS group demonstrated significantly greater improvements than the CS group in VAS (<i>p</i> < .001) and NDI (<i>p</i> = .001). On the other hand, the CS group showed significantly greater improvements in PS overall, as well as in various measures of LOS, including overall, forward, backward, and right (<i>p</i> < .05). While both groups showed significant improvements, there were notable differences between them. These findings suggest that SS training is more effective in pain management and functional improvement, while CS training has a stronger impact on balance and stability in young adults with CNP.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"682-704"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143503124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Load-Dependent Relationship Between Lateral Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Pupil Diameter in the Context of Driving.","authors":"Yoritaka Akimoto, Taiki Yamaguchi","doi":"10.1177/00315125251329965","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125251329965","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Assessing arousal and cognitive load in the context of driving is important because inappropriate arousal and cognitive load increase the risk of accidents. Previous studies using n-back tasks showed that both lateral prefrontal activity and pupil diameter are good indicators of cognitive load. However, the relationship between lateral prefrontal activity and pupil diameter was load-dependent, and a significant positive correlation was observed in the low-load 0-back condition but not in the high-load 3-back condition. In this study, we utilized Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and eye tracking to investigate the load-dependent relationship between lateral prefrontal cortex activity and pupil diameter in the context of driving. Participants drove on a mountain pass using a commercially available driving game, with and without engagement in a secondary conversation task. The NIRS and eye tracker experiments were conducted separately. The results showed that the pupil diameter and Oxy-Hb concentrations in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex increased significantly in the driving condition that included the conversation task compared to the normal driving condition. Furthermore, we found a significant positive correlation under the high-load conversational driving condition, in which individuals with larger pupil diameters showed greater left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activity, but not so under low-load normal driving condition. Our findings provide further evidence of a load-dependent relationship between lateral prefrontal cortex activity and pupil diameter and reveal that the relationship was not simply dependent on the degree of cognitive load but also on the nature of the task, possibly due to the differential engagement of executive function and arousal.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"764-784"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analogy Learning to Maintain Motor Performance Stability and Its Cognitive Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Review.","authors":"Chao Wang, Ruixuan Li, Weiqi Zheng","doi":"10.1177/00315125251330660","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125251330660","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Analogy learning refers to integrating the overall knowledge and rules of the motor skills to be learned into a more easily understandable biomechanical metaphor. The use of analogy learning in the process of acquiring motor skills enables learners to maintain the stability of their motor performance under stress or dual-task situations. However, the effectiveness of this learning method is also affected by factors such as the number of instructions, the learners' sports levels, and cognitive factors. Research on the cognitive mechanisms of analogy learning is limited and lacks a systematic theory. This review comprehensively analyzes research findings on the stability of motor performance in different contexts (e.g., stressful or dual-task situations) using analogy learning. It summarizes possible theoretical explanations for the influence of analogy learning on the stability of motor performance. Future research needs to delve deeper into the quality, ecological validity, and compilation of instructions as well as possible theoretical models for the cognitive mechanisms of analogy learning.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"623-645"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143700998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bircan Yucekaya, Nilay Comuk Balci, Seda Nur Kemer, Hasan Gercek, Bayram Sonmez Unuvar, Mert Demirsoz
{"title":"Turkish Translation and Psychometric Properties of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 in 0-24 Months Turkish At-Risk Infants.","authors":"Bircan Yucekaya, Nilay Comuk Balci, Seda Nur Kemer, Hasan Gercek, Bayram Sonmez Unuvar, Mert Demirsoz","doi":"10.1177/00315125251322543","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125251322543","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was designed to investigate the construct-concurrent validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 (PDMS-2) in at-risk infants between 0-24 age in Turkey. In this study, 120 infants (70 males, 50 females) participated in the study (mean corrected age 20.18 ± 22.535 weeks). The PDMS-2 scale consists of two subdimensions, the Fine Motor Quotient (FMQ) and the Gross Motor Quotient (GMQ). Whereas the construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis, concurrent validity was investigated using the correlation between PDMS-2 and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale and the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination with Spearman's correlation analysis. The PDMS-2 was applied twice for test-retest reliability. Cronbach's alpha (α) and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were used for reliability. ICC value was with 95% CI. The overall reliability coefficient of the test was found to be Croncbach's α = 0.865. TICC values were found (ICC FMQ: 0.998, ICC GMQ: 0.998). Construct validity (<math><mrow><msup><mi>χ</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></math>/SD = 4.396; root mean square error of approximation = 0.021; goodness-of-fit index = 0.951) and concurrent validity (<i>r</i> = 0.502-0.771; <i>p</i> < .05) were confirmed as acceptable. The PDMS-2 demonstrated good psychometric properties and can be used as a reliable and valid measure to assess neurodevelopmental aspects of Turkish at-risk infants.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"603-622"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143493063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inceptive Investigation of Audio-Visual Homogenization on Dissociative Neurological Symptoms.","authors":"Anney Roy, Varsha Subramanian Girija","doi":"10.1177/00315125251337505","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125251337505","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dissociative neurological symptom disorder, also called functional neurological symptom disorder or conversion disorder, presents characteristics that are incongruent with medical or neurological conditions. This study investigates whether sensory exposure to red light and white noise can trigger dissociative and conversion symptoms. Consequently, the reported somatosensory alterations significantly challenge current diagnostic protocols. In this study, we record inceptive evidence of conversion symptoms from a sample of 61 healthy university students who reported dissociative states after the Ganzfeld audio-visual homogenization condition. In the Ganzfeld condition, individuals experienced increased conversion and decreased depersonalization when red light and white noise were used as stimuli. Our findings correlate with those of previous studies that highlighted red light's ability to significantly trigger negative effects. Simultaneously, we found that the multimodal Ganzfeld condition may decrease identity confusion. Additionally, dissociative states among these participants were consistent with trauma symptoms, emphasizing the predispositions that may impact executive functioning. We further highlight that the somatosensory alterations may be a result of endogenous and exogenous attentional orientation. This investigation elucidated potential triggers and effects of conversion symptoms that could be important for understanding dissociative psychopathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"663-681"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144036205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preservation of Temporal Organisation of Tennis Service Following Ageing in Recreational Players.","authors":"Mohsen Shafizadeh, Hazun Hizan, Keith Davids","doi":"10.1177/00315125251324419","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125251324419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Ageing leads to functional changes in body systems. <b>Purpose:</b> This study sought to examine the age-based differences in temporal patterning, temporal variability and temporal regularity of tennis service in older adults. <b>Research design:</b> cross-sectional study. <b>Study sample:</b> Participants of this study were volunteers from young (<i>n</i> = 10) and older (<i>n</i> = 11) adults who were self-defined as non-competitive, participating in tennis at a recreational (sub-elite) level for 2-3 days per week regularly. <b>Data collection:</b> They were asked to perform 20 trials of the same serves (flat, slice or top-spin) on a regular size court. The timing (duration) of the serve action was recorded and analysed, using a high-speed digital camera. Participants performed the tennis serves during their routine training sessions on a tennis court. They undertook a structured general (10min) and a specific warm-up routine (10min) before performing services. There was a 30-second rest period between trials. <b>Results:</b> Findings showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in temporal patterning, whereas the younger group performed the serves with higher variability and regularity/consistency than the older adults in some phases of the action. <b>Conclusion:</b> Older adults who participate recreationally in sports are able to preserve some functional organisation of perceptual-motor capacities, such as timing, due to long-term practice effects. The findings illustrate how sport participation may help maintain functional movement organisation following ageing to mitigate age-related declines in perception and action in late adulthood.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"747-763"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12209555/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143516315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anxiety Reduction Training and EFL Learners' Foreign Language Anxiety and Negative Emotions.","authors":"Yingying Zhai","doi":"10.1177/00315125251357458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125251357458","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the impact of anxiety reduction training on Chinese EFL learners' foreign language anxiety and negative emotions, aiming to enhance their language learning experience and outcomes. This quasi-experimental study randomly assigned 60 Chinese EFL learners with high Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) scores to control and experimental groups. Pretest and posttest assessments using validated instruments measured the effectiveness of a 10-session anxiety reduction training package on participants' foreign language anxiety and negative emotions. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The key findings have revealed that anxiety reduction training significantly influenced positive emotions, negative emotions, communication anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, test anxiety, and anxiety of English classes in Chinese EFL learners. It is suggested that educators should consider incorporating such interventions into their teaching practices to enhance students' emotional well-being and language learning outcomes. Future research should explore the long-term effects of anxiety reduction training and its potential applications in diverse educational contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"315125251357458"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144659808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}