What is mental fatigue in elite sport? Perceptions from athletes and staff.


Journal

European journal of sport science
ISSN: 1536-7290
Titre abrégé: Eur J Sport Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101146739

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Nov 2019
Historique:
pubmed: 14 5 2019
medline: 18 12 2019
entrez: 14 5 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Mental fatigue is a psychobiological state caused by prolonged periods of demanding cognitive activity shown to negatively influence physical performance. Variation exists across the literature regarding the manifestations and impact of mental fatigue; with little knowledge of the domain-specific manifestations in elite sport. The difficulties in defining mental fatigue may explain why it is not consistently assessed by coaching or support staff. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate athlete and staff understandings of mental fatigue in elite sport. Nine focus group discussions were conducted involving a total of 32 athletes (

Identifiants

pubmed: 31081474
doi: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1618397
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1367-1376

Auteurs

Suzanna Russell (S)

School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane , QLD , Australia.
Queensland Academy of Sport , Nathan , QLD , Australia.
High Performance Department, Netball Australia , Fitzroy , VIC , Australia.

David Jenkins (D)

School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane , QLD , Australia.

Steven Rynne (S)

School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane , QLD , Australia.

Shona L Halson (SL)

School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University , Melbourne , VIC , Australia.

Vincent Kelly (V)

School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane , QLD , Australia.
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology , Brisbane , QLD , Australia.

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