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Attentional processes and choking under pressure.

Linda Schücker1, Norbert Hagemann, Bernd Strauss

  • 1Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Muenster, Germany. lindaschuecker@uni-muenster.de

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Choking under pressure occurs when athletes focus too much on skill execution. This study found that athletes who choke redirect their attention to specific movement aspects during high-pressure situations.

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Area of Science:

  • Sport Psychology
  • Motor Control
  • Performance Psychology

Background:

  • Choking under pressure is linked to increased skill-focused attention in well-learned motor tasks.
  • Existing theories explain the attentional shift but lack specific details on the underlying processes.
  • Understanding these processes is crucial for developing interventions to mitigate performance decrements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if specific movement execution aspects attract more attention under pressure.
  • To determine if pressure-induced attentional shifts are linked to particular components of a motor skill.
  • To explore the differences in attentional focus between athletes who choke and those who do not.

Main Methods:

  • Basketball players (N=22) performed free throws under low and high-pressure conditions.
  • A dual-task paradigm assessed skill-focused attention on different movement aspects.
  • Pressure was induced via coach evaluation, and players were classified as chokers or non-chokers based on performance changes.

Main Results:

  • Chokers exhibited distinct attentional focus patterns compared to non-chokers under pressure.
  • The study identified specific aspects of movement execution that drew attention during choking.
  • Performance decrements were associated with these pressure-induced attentional shifts.

Conclusions:

  • Attentional shifts during choking are not random but can be directed towards specific elements of movement execution.
  • These findings support the self-focus theory by detailing the attentional processes involved in choking under pressure.
  • Targeting specific attentional foci may offer a pathway to improve performance under pressure.