Examining the effects of attention and concentration levels on reaction time in fencing
Background and Study Aim. Attention and concentration, fundamental psychological skills, are crucial in situations where the opponent moves rapidly and incessantly. Reaction time is also of paramount importance in winning a game in fencing, which requires both offensive and defensive actions. Unders...
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| author | Ömer Aydın Erman Doğan Ezgi Sevilmiş Çiğdem Karagülmez Sağlam |
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| description | Background and Study Aim. Attention and concentration, fundamental psychological skills, are crucial in situations where the opponent moves rapidly and incessantly. Reaction time is also of paramount importance in winning a game in fencing, which requires both offensive and defensive actions. Understanding the factors that affect reaction time is essential for improving performance. This study aimed to investigate the impact of disruptions in attention and concentration on reaction time in fencing.
Material and Methods. Thirty-four healthy male and female fencers participated in two testing sessions. In the initial session, participants filled out a personal information form and took the d2 Attention Test to determine their attention levels. They also completed items representing the concentration disruption subscale of the Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2) to measure concentration levels. In the second session, participants underwent the Favero Electronic Fencing Target (EFT-1) test to measure their reaction times. To analyze the obtained data, SPSS 20 was used. The Pearson correlation coefficient between attention, concentration disruption, and participants' reaction times was calculated. Then, linear regression analysis was employed to test whether attention and concentration scores could predict the reaction times.
Results. The findings indicated that there is a significant positive relationship between E (r = .603, p < .01), E% (r = .628, p < .01), E1 (r = .584, p < .01), E2 (r = .533, p < .01), and reaction time. Additionally, a significant negative relationship was revealed between concentration performance and reaction times (r = -.456, p < .01). A significant positive correlation was observed between fencers' concentration disruption and reaction times (r = .416, p < .05).
Conclusions. Our study results emphasize the importance of attention and concentration in disciplines that require quick reactions. These cognitive factors need to be considered in the development of sports performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dc84a6d7025e49e8912e1b8c1c855d622025-08-20T03:58:53ZengIP Iermakov S.S.Physical Education of Students2308-72502024-04-01282909610.15561/20755279.2024.02062267Examining the effects of attention and concentration levels on reaction time in fencingÖmer Aydın0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7692-6668Erman Doğan1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3214-0978Ezgi Sevilmiş2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0895-6544Çiğdem Karagülmez Sağlam3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6924-1326Girne American UniversityGirne American UniversityGirne American UniversityGirne American UniversityBackground and Study Aim. Attention and concentration, fundamental psychological skills, are crucial in situations where the opponent moves rapidly and incessantly. Reaction time is also of paramount importance in winning a game in fencing, which requires both offensive and defensive actions. Understanding the factors that affect reaction time is essential for improving performance. This study aimed to investigate the impact of disruptions in attention and concentration on reaction time in fencing. Material and Methods. Thirty-four healthy male and female fencers participated in two testing sessions. In the initial session, participants filled out a personal information form and took the d2 Attention Test to determine their attention levels. They also completed items representing the concentration disruption subscale of the Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2) to measure concentration levels. In the second session, participants underwent the Favero Electronic Fencing Target (EFT-1) test to measure their reaction times. To analyze the obtained data, SPSS 20 was used. The Pearson correlation coefficient between attention, concentration disruption, and participants' reaction times was calculated. Then, linear regression analysis was employed to test whether attention and concentration scores could predict the reaction times. Results. The findings indicated that there is a significant positive relationship between E (r = .603, p < .01), E% (r = .628, p < .01), E1 (r = .584, p < .01), E2 (r = .533, p < .01), and reaction time. Additionally, a significant negative relationship was revealed between concentration performance and reaction times (r = -.456, p < .01). A significant positive correlation was observed between fencers' concentration disruption and reaction times (r = .416, p < .05). Conclusions. Our study results emphasize the importance of attention and concentration in disciplines that require quick reactions. These cognitive factors need to be considered in the development of sports performance.https://sportedu.org.ua/index.php/PES/article/view/1982fencingreaction timeattentionconcentration |
| spellingShingle | Ömer Aydın Erman Doğan Ezgi Sevilmiş Çiğdem Karagülmez Sağlam Examining the effects of attention and concentration levels on reaction time in fencing Physical Education of Students fencing reaction time attention concentration |
| title | Examining the effects of attention and concentration levels on reaction time in fencing |
| title_full | Examining the effects of attention and concentration levels on reaction time in fencing |
| title_fullStr | Examining the effects of attention and concentration levels on reaction time in fencing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining the effects of attention and concentration levels on reaction time in fencing |
| title_short | Examining the effects of attention and concentration levels on reaction time in fencing |
| title_sort | examining the effects of attention and concentration levels on reaction time in fencing |
| topic | fencing reaction time attention concentration |
| url | https://sportedu.org.ua/index.php/PES/article/view/1982 |
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