Acute psychological stress does not influence joint position reproduction performance in the elbow joint.

<h4>Background</h4>Proprioceptive accuracy is an important aspect of motor functioning thus understanding how the stress response affects it can broaden our knowledge about the effects of stress on motor performance. There has been published only one quasi-experimental study on this topi...

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Main Authors: Adam Koncz, Ferenc Köteles, Blanka Aranyossy, Áron Horváth
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319061
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author Adam Koncz
Ferenc Köteles
Blanka Aranyossy
Áron Horváth
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description <h4>Background</h4>Proprioceptive accuracy is an important aspect of motor functioning thus understanding how the stress response affects it can broaden our knowledge about the effects of stress on motor performance. There has been published only one quasi-experimental study on this topic to date, reporting a negative association between stress and proprioceptive accuracy. The aim of the present study was to explore whether the stress response influences proprioceptive accuracy in a randomized and controlled experimental setting.<h4>Method</h4>Participants (Mage =  20.4 yrs, SDage =  1.91 yrs) were randomly assigned to a stress (n =  29) and a control (n =  28) group. Psychological stress was induced via an online quiz involving time pressure and instant feedback on performance. Participants' perceived (state anxiety) and physiological (heart rate, heart rate variability, skin conductance level) stress response and proprioceptive accuracy (the active and passive version of the Joint Position Reproduction test for the elbow joint) were measured before and after the experimental manipulation.<h4>Results</h4>The quiz substantially increased only participants' perceived stress however, proprioceptive accuracy was not impacted by the experimental manipulation.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Perceived stress does not impact proprioceptive accuracy.
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spelling doaj-art-68c8d777afd849b19103b23934b5cf612025-08-20T01:52:58ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01203e031906110.1371/journal.pone.0319061Acute psychological stress does not influence joint position reproduction performance in the elbow joint.Adam KonczFerenc KötelesBlanka AranyossyÁron Horváth<h4>Background</h4>Proprioceptive accuracy is an important aspect of motor functioning thus understanding how the stress response affects it can broaden our knowledge about the effects of stress on motor performance. There has been published only one quasi-experimental study on this topic to date, reporting a negative association between stress and proprioceptive accuracy. The aim of the present study was to explore whether the stress response influences proprioceptive accuracy in a randomized and controlled experimental setting.<h4>Method</h4>Participants (Mage =  20.4 yrs, SDage =  1.91 yrs) were randomly assigned to a stress (n =  29) and a control (n =  28) group. Psychological stress was induced via an online quiz involving time pressure and instant feedback on performance. Participants' perceived (state anxiety) and physiological (heart rate, heart rate variability, skin conductance level) stress response and proprioceptive accuracy (the active and passive version of the Joint Position Reproduction test for the elbow joint) were measured before and after the experimental manipulation.<h4>Results</h4>The quiz substantially increased only participants' perceived stress however, proprioceptive accuracy was not impacted by the experimental manipulation.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Perceived stress does not impact proprioceptive accuracy.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319061
spellingShingle Adam Koncz
Ferenc Köteles
Blanka Aranyossy
Áron Horváth
Acute psychological stress does not influence joint position reproduction performance in the elbow joint.
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title Acute psychological stress does not influence joint position reproduction performance in the elbow joint.
title_full Acute psychological stress does not influence joint position reproduction performance in the elbow joint.
title_fullStr Acute psychological stress does not influence joint position reproduction performance in the elbow joint.
title_full_unstemmed Acute psychological stress does not influence joint position reproduction performance in the elbow joint.
title_short Acute psychological stress does not influence joint position reproduction performance in the elbow joint.
title_sort acute psychological stress does not influence joint position reproduction performance in the elbow joint
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319061
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