The type of sport practiced determines the level of selective attention in young adults

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.526171
Keywords: selective attention, cognitive function, exercise, gender

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to determine the differences in selective attention between people who regularly practiced different forms of physical-sports activity. The sample consisted of a total of 1,038 participants, 68.30% (n=709) being women and 31.70% (n=329) being men, aged between 20 and 29 years (M ± SD = 22.54 ± 2.35). The evaluate selective attention, a computerized numerical cross-out test (a 5x5 matrix) was used, which is part of the Attentional Processes software and is hosted on the MenPas 1.0 Psychosocial Assessment Platform. (www.menpas.com). The results highlighted the existence of statistically significant differences between the types of sport in the execution time of the test performed. Specifically, individual sports practitioners spent more time performing the task than those who performed team sports (Z= −2.46; p= .014, Cohen'sd= .23, 95% CI (.07, .38)) or adversary (Z= −2.11; p= .035, Cohen'sd= .19, 95% CI (.01, .38)). Specifically, those who played paddle tennis and soccer were the ones who obtained the best execution times. The results obtained highlighted that the type of sport practiced could have a differential impact on cognitive development, specifically on selective attention.

Keywords: selective attention; cognitive function; exercise; gender.

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Enríquez-Molina, R., Sánchez-García., C., Reigal, R. E., Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, R., Sanz Fernández, C. ., Hernández-Mendo, A., & Morales-Sánchez, V. (2023). The type of sport practiced determines the level of selective attention in young adults. Sport Psychology Notebooks, 23(1), 63–78. https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.526171
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