Saha, Srilekha
(2012)
Impact of accuracy in anticipation on decomposition of autonomic tonic
and phasic responses as predictor of performance excellence in Malaysian
swimmers.
Other thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Present study was aimed at identification of intricate relationship between the ability of
the high performing swimmers (National - level swimmers of Malaysia) in anticipatory
cue-utilization and corresponding autonomic phasic responses isolated from the tonic
measures. Altogether two-hundred and twenty-five individuals having high athletic
calibre, and holding top-positions in recently held National and International (Mostly
ASEAN level) meets volunteered as the participants in this study. Simultaneous
evaluation of autonomic arousal modulation (habituation paradigm tonic and phasic
measures of skin conductance) was done when the swimmers were engaged in cue-related
anticipatory task, associated with complex reaction performance. For this purpose,
participants were evaluated intermittently (twice within the calendar year August 20 I 0 -
July 20 II) with the identical research paradigm. Perceived sense of competence as well as
the subjective feelings of apprehension of loosing was explored, and attempts were made
to identify the obscure subjective expression of cognitive-emotional make-up, in
explaining differential performance outcomes evident in the participants. Findings of
multiple linear and polynomial regression analyses and predictive structural analyses
however suggested direct, inverse and supportive relationships between measures of
physiological arousal and psychological phenomena related to cognitive-affective and
affective-motivational aspects of sports behaviour explaining pathways to both excellent
and debilitative performance outcomes during practice sessions as well as in actual
competitive situations.
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