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Background <p>Focused attention is crucial for skilled performance, and athletic participation may influence attentional processing.</p> Purpose <p>This study examined differences in sustained attention and visual search between Division II college student-athletes and non-athlete students.</p> Methods <p>Baseline data from 59 participants (30 athletes, 29 non-athletes) were analyzed. Participants completed computerized tasks assessing sustained attention (go/no-go) and visual search. Between- and mixed-subjects ANCOVAs were conducted, controlling for age.</p> Results <p>Athletes outperformed non-athletes in sustained attention (<i>F</i> (1, 56) = 8.12, <i>p</i> = .006, Cohen’s <i>d</i> = 0.78) and visual search (<i>F</i> (1, 56) = 34.43, <i>p</i> &lt; .001, <i>d</i> = 1.58). Open-skilled athletes showed higher detection scores than non-athletes (<i>p</i> = .004, <i>d</i> = 0.88). No group differences were observed in response bias. On the visual search task, close-skilled athletes demonstrated (<i>M</i> = 1257&#xa0;ms, SD = 624&#xa0;ms) faster response times than open-skilled athletes (<i>M</i> = 1904&#xa0;ms, SD = 419&#xa0;ms) and non-athletes (<i>M</i> = 2547&#xa0;ms, SD = 522&#xa0;ms), <i>p</i>’s &lt; .001.</p> Conclusion <p>Athletic participation is associated with enhanced attentional performance across multiple cognitive domains, supporting the transfer of cognitive skills developed through sport to fundamental attentional processes.</p>

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Attentional processing in athletes and non-athletes

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    2026年2月10日

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  • Justin Lauro,
  • Zacharias Papadakis,
  • Nyah Williams

摘要

Background

Focused attention is crucial for skilled performance, and athletic participation may influence attentional processing.

Purpose

This study examined differences in sustained attention and visual search between Division II college student-athletes and non-athlete students.

Methods

Baseline data from 59 participants (30 athletes, 29 non-athletes) were analyzed. Participants completed computerized tasks assessing sustained attention (go/no-go) and visual search. Between- and mixed-subjects ANCOVAs were conducted, controlling for age.

Results

Athletes outperformed non-athletes in sustained attention (F (1, 56) = 8.12, p = .006, Cohen’s d = 0.78) and visual search (F (1, 56) = 34.43, p < .001, d = 1.58). Open-skilled athletes showed higher detection scores than non-athletes (p = .004, d = 0.88). No group differences were observed in response bias. On the visual search task, close-skilled athletes demonstrated (M = 1257 ms, SD = 624 ms) faster response times than open-skilled athletes (M = 1904 ms, SD = 419 ms) and non-athletes (M = 2547 ms, SD = 522 ms), p’s < .001.

Conclusion

Athletic participation is associated with enhanced attentional performance across multiple cognitive domains, supporting the transfer of cognitive skills developed through sport to fundamental attentional processes.