O impacto do funcionamento executivo em jovens atletas de elite
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2020-06-26
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Portuguese
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Este estudo tem como objetivos principais: 1) Desenvolver um protocolo de
performance neurocognitiva para avaliar diversas dimensões do funcionamento
executivo em jovens atletas de alto rendimento; 2) Desenvolver uma matriz para avaliar
o rendimento desportivo de um atleta baseado em indicadores “in vivo” de performance;
3) Relacionar os dados da performance neurocognitiva com o sucesso desportivo do
atleta em situação real de jogo.
Para tal recorreu-se neste estudo piloto a uma amostra de 5 jogadores de futebol
de elite com idades compreendidas entre os 16 e 17 anos. Os atletas realizaram testes
neuropsicológicos (Attention Network Test (ANT), Tower of London (TOL), Stop
Signal Test (SST) e Rapid Visual Information Processing (RVIP) com o objetivo de
estabelecer um perfil de funcionamento executivo dos atletas. Foi também desenvolvida
uma grelha para aferir os comportamentos efetuados (i.e., índice de rendimento) por
parte dos atletas em situação “in vivo” de jogo. Numa análise preliminar, os resultados
obtidos da avaliação de performance neurocognitiva foram correlacionados com a
grelha de índice de rendimento.
Segundo os resultados obtidos, melhor capacidade inibitória (SST) está
associada a um melhor desempenho desportivo, pese embora melhor desempenho
desportivo também estivesse associado a um pior índice de rendimento está associado a
uma pior capacidade de planeamento (TOL).
Apesar de este ser um estudo piloto, e a generalização dos resultados ser muito
limitada, podemos concluir que, pode haver uma especificidade de competências
preditoras de rendimento desportivo.
This study has the following main objectives: 1) To develop a protocol of neurocognitive performance to evaluate several dimensions of executive functioning in young, high-performance athletes; 2) Develop a matrix to assess an athlete's sports performance based on "in vivo" performance indicators; 3) Relate the neurocognitive performance data to the athlete's sporting success in a real game situation. For this purpose, a sample of 5 elite soccer players aged between 16 and 17 years was used in this pilot study. The athletes performed neuropsychological tests (Attention Network Test (ANT), Tower of London (TOL), Stop Signal Test (SST) and Rapid Visual Information Processing (RVIP)) in order to establish an executive functioning profile for the athletes. A grid was also developed to measure actions performed (i.e., performance index) by the athletes in “in vivo” situations of the game. In a preliminary analysis, the results obtained from the assessment of neurocognitive performance were correlated with the performance index grid. According to the results obtained, better inhibitory capacity (SST) is associated with better sports performance, although better sports performance was also associated with a worse performance index, by a poorer planning capacity (TOL). Although this is a pilot study, and the generalization of the results is very limited, we can conclude, there may be a specific set of skills that could predict sports performance.
This study has the following main objectives: 1) To develop a protocol of neurocognitive performance to evaluate several dimensions of executive functioning in young, high-performance athletes; 2) Develop a matrix to assess an athlete's sports performance based on "in vivo" performance indicators; 3) Relate the neurocognitive performance data to the athlete's sporting success in a real game situation. For this purpose, a sample of 5 elite soccer players aged between 16 and 17 years was used in this pilot study. The athletes performed neuropsychological tests (Attention Network Test (ANT), Tower of London (TOL), Stop Signal Test (SST) and Rapid Visual Information Processing (RVIP)) in order to establish an executive functioning profile for the athletes. A grid was also developed to measure actions performed (i.e., performance index) by the athletes in “in vivo” situations of the game. In a preliminary analysis, the results obtained from the assessment of neurocognitive performance were correlated with the performance index grid. According to the results obtained, better inhibitory capacity (SST) is associated with better sports performance, although better sports performance was also associated with a worse performance index, by a poorer planning capacity (TOL). Although this is a pilot study, and the generalization of the results is very limited, we can conclude, there may be a specific set of skills that could predict sports performance.
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Funcionamento executivo, Rendimento, Neuropsicologia, Desempenho
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Master thesis
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Magalhães, D. D. O. (2020). O impacto do funcionamento executivo em jovens atletas de elite. (Dissertação de Mestrado), Universidade Portucalense, Portugal. Disponível no repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3122
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202497003
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Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde
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