The impact of sprint, middle-distance, and long-distance orienteering races on perceived mental fatigue in national level orienteers

Experiencing mental fatigue (MF) before an orienteering race can lead to a slower completion time. This study aimed to explore the changes in perceived MF, mood and other psychological responses during an orienteering competition. Sixteen national level orienteering athletes (20.8 ± 4.9 years) provided informed consent and completed the online surveys, before and immediately after each race, and 24- and 48-hours post competition (48POST). This study measured MF, physical fatigue, stress, tiredness and motivation using 0-100 Visual Analogue Scale, and the mood was assessed using The Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS). A moderate to large increase in MF (ES = 0.93 [0.54 to 1.31]), BRUMS fatigue (ES = 0.61 [0.3 to 0.92]), and PF (ES = 1.21 [0.81 to 1.61]) was reported following orienteering races. A small increase in tiredness and BRUMS confusion, and a small decrease in motivation, stress and BRUMS vigour was also reported. There was a delay in recovering from the MF elicited by competition, with a small increase in MF (ES = 0.54 [0.08 to 1.15]) at 48POST compared to the pre-competition value. This study found that orienteers experience MF during competition and have a delayed recovery that can last up to two days after the competition.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Journal of sports sciences - 41(2023), 15 vom: 27. Sept., Seite 1423-1436

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lam, Hui Kwan Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Sproule, John [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Anthony P [VerfasserIn]
Phillips, Shaun M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cognitive fatigue
Delayed recovery
Journal Article
Mental exertion
Well-being

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.12.2023

Date Revised 01.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/02640414.2023.2273097

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363771336