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Attentional Characteristics of Fencers: a Comparison with Swimmers and Non-Athletes and their Pedagogical Implications

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  • Francesco Taddei

    (University of Rome Foro Italico, Italy)

  • Irina Leonova

    (Lobachevsky University of Nizhni Novgorod, Russia)

  • Valeriia Demareva

    (Lobachevsky University of Nizhni Novgorod, Russia)

  • Antonio Sánchez-Pato

    (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), Spain)

  • Higinio González-García

    (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), Spain)

  • Emanuele Isidori

    (University of Rome Foro Italico, Italy)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the attentional profile of fencers, comparing them to non-athletes and swimmers. Three groups of subjects were studied (N=90; Mage=21.3; SD=4.1): thirty-seven fencers (20 female, 17 male), twenty-one swimmers (10 female, 11 male); thirty-two non-athletes (16 female, 16 male). Results of the alertness test (warning condition) showed swimmers were overall faster than non-athletes. In the no-warning condition, results of the alertness test showed a significant interaction between group x gender: in particular, it was the group of female non-athletes in the condition in which the warning signal was not present who recorded higher reaction times than the other groups. In the divided attention (only in the visual task), and the go/no-go tests, the fencers showed faster reaction times than the swimmers and the non-athletes, while the latter groups did not differ from each other. In the vigilance test, only the gender factor was significant: overall, males showed greater speed than females. In conclusion, our data show that fencers, compared to swimmers and non-athletes, possess better management of visual attention and a better ability to manage situations in which a response must be inhibited, suggesting that these differences affect more selective aspects of attention.

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  • Francesco Taddei & Irina Leonova & Valeriia Demareva & Antonio Sánchez-Pato & Higinio González-García & Emanuele Isidori, 2024. "Attentional Characteristics of Fencers: a Comparison with Swimmers and Non-Athletes and their Pedagogical Implications," Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 16(4), pages 575-594, October-D.
  • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev1rl:v:16:y:2024:i:4:p:575-594
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/16.4/930
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