Effects of attentional strategies and anxiety constraints on perceptual-motor organisation of rhythmical arm movements

COURT, M, BENNETT, S, WILLIAMS, A and DAVIDS, K (2005). Effects of attentional strategies and anxiety constraints on perceptual-motor organisation of rhythmical arm movements. Neuroscience Letters, 384 (1-2), 17-22.

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Link to published version:: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2005.04.036

Abstract

Effects of anxiety on perceptual-motor organisation of rhythmical forearm movements were examined using an interrupted time series design with staggered baselines. Participants were exposed to repeated baseline sessions interrupted with two anxiety-inducing sessions. Results showed that under moderate levels of anxiety, determined from CSAI-2 and heart rate data, phase relations between oscillating forearms became more stable in in-phase (0°) and anti-phase (180°) modes, although these patterns were not maintained in baseline sessions following the anxiety manipulation. Data were consistent with participants employing a strategy of allocating greater attentional effort in stabilizing preferred co-ordination patterns under anxiety-inducing conditions. Results suggest that anxiety can temporarily act as a source of behavioural information, leading to the re-parameterisation of participants’ intrinsic dynamics.

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Centre for Sports Engineering Research
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2005.04.036
Page Range: 17-22
Depositing User: Carole Harris
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2011 16:03
Last Modified: 19 Mar 2021 00:45
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3277

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