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Field dependence and body balance.

F Kitamura1, K Matsunaga

  • 1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 1, 1990
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Field dependence, measured by the Rod and Frame Test, is linked to body balance and posture in Japanese women. This suggests visual stimuli influence sway path and foot pressure distribution.

Area of Science:

  • Perception and Cognition
  • Human Physiology
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • The Rod and Frame Test (RFT) is a classic measure of field dependence, assessing an individual's reliance on visual cues versus proprioceptive information.
  • Body balance and postural control are complex functions influenced by visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems.
  • Understanding the relationship between perceptual style (field dependence) and physical performance, such as body balance, is crucial for fields like ergonomics and rehabilitation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between field dependence, as measured by the portable Rod and Frame Test, and body balance performance in Japanese women.
  • To explore how visual stimulus conditions (stationary vs. moving patterns) affect sway path and its correlation with field dependence.
  • To examine the influence of motion aftereffect and foot pressure distribution on body balance in relation to field dependence.

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Main Methods:

  • Utilized a portable Rod and Frame Test to assess field dependence in 30 Japanese women.
  • Employed a stabilometer to measure sway path during exposure to stationary and moving dot patterns.
  • Used a pedograph to analyze foot pressure distribution and the shape of the sole.

Main Results:

  • Field dependence showed a negative correlation with sway path when viewing stationary and moving dot patterns.
  • A positive correlation was found between field dependence and the difference in sway path during leftward versus rightward visual motion.
  • Motion aftereffect exhibited a latent, long-term effect on sway path, not an immediate one.
  • Field dependence negatively correlated with anterior center of foot pressure and the front-to-rear sole proportion.

Conclusions:

  • Field dependence, assessed via the Rod and Frame Test, is associated with body posture and balance control during visual-dot pattern perception.
  • Visual stimuli significantly impact body sway, with field dependence modulating this response.
  • Postural control, indicated by foot pressure distribution, is linked to an individual's perceptual style.