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Kalén, AntonHögskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för informationsteknologi,Forskningsmiljön Informationsteknologi,Department of Special Didactics, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Spain,Skövde Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAIL),University Of Vigo, Vigo, Spain; University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden
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The Role of Domain-Specific and Domain-General Cognitive Functions and Skills in Sports Performance: A Meta-Analysis
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2021-12
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Washington, DC :American Psychological Association (APA),2021
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https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000355DOI
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-7054URI
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Anton Kalén
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Cognition plays a key role in sports performance. This meta-analytic review synthesizes research that examined the relationship between cognitive functions, skills, and sports performance. We identified literature by searching Cochrane Library, APA PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science. We included studies conducted on competitive athletes, assessed cognitive prerequisites, and included performance measures related to the sport. Of the 9,433 screened records, 136 reports were included, containing 142 studies, 1,227 effect sizes, and 8,860 participants. Only 11 studies used a prospective study design. The risk of bias was assessed using the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Nonrandomized Studies. The multilevel meta-analysis showed a medium effect size for the overall difference in cognitive functions and skills, with higher skilled athletes scoring better than lower skilled athletes (Hedges' g = 0.59, 95% CI [0.49, 0.69]). The moderator analysis showed larger effect size for tests of cognitive decision-making skills (g = 0.77, 95% CI [0.6, 0.94]) compared to basic (g = 0.39, 95% CI [0.21, 0.56]) and higher cognitive functions (g = 0.44, 95% CI [0.26, 0.62]), as well as larger effect for sport-specific task stimuli compared to general ones. We report that higher skilled athletes perform better on cognitive function tests than lower skilled athletes. There was insufficient evidence to determine whether cognitive functions and skills can predict future sport performance. We found no evidence to support claims that tests of general cognitive functions, such as executive functioning, should be used by practitioners for talent identification or player selection. Public Significance Statement This meta-analysis indicates that testing cognitive functions or skills using sport-specific stimuli has the potential to differentiate between elite and nonelite athletes. There is, however, no evidence for the usefulness of using general, non-sport-specific cognitive function tests to predict future sport performance.
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Bisagno, E.Department of Law, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Musculus, L.Department of Performance Psychology, Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
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Raab, M.Department of Performance Psychology, Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Germany ; School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, UK,German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany; London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom,German Sport University, Cologne, Germany; London South Bank University, London, England
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Perez-Ferreiros, A.Department of Special Didactics, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Spain ; Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Williams, A. M.Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA ;,University Of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States
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Araujo, D.CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal,University of Lisbon, Lsibon, Portugal
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Lindwall, Magnus,1975Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Psykologiska institutionen,Department of Psychology,Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden ; Department of Physical Activity and Health, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), Stockholm, Sweden,Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsa(Swepub:gih)magnus.lindwall
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Ivarsson, Andreas,1984-Högskolan i Halmstad,Akademin för hälsa och välfärd,Halmstad University, Sweden; University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway(Swepub:hh)andiva
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Högskolan i SkövdeInstitutionen för informationsteknologi
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In:Psychological BulletinWashington, DC : American Psychological Association (APA)147:12, s. 1290-13080033-29091939-1455
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