The effect of smartphones and playing video games on decision-making in soccer players: A crossover and randomised study

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to analyse the effect of the use of social networks in smartphones or playing video games on the passing decision-making performance in professional soccer athletes. Participants were 25 male professional soccer athletes (mean ± SD: age 23.4 ± 2.8 years). The participants performed three randomised conditions divided into three groups: control (CON), smartphone (SMA), and video game (VID). Before and after each experimental condition, the Stroop Task assessed the level of induced mental fatigue. Then, the athletes performed a simulated soccer match. A CANON® camera recorded the matches for further analysis on passing decision-making performance. A group effect was identified (p < .01) with impairment on passing decision-making performance for the SMA (p = .01, ES = 0.5) and VID (p = .01, ES = 0.5) conditions. We concluded that the use of social networks on smartphones and/or playing video games right before official soccer matches might impair the passing decision-making performance in professional soccer athletes.     

Community sport and social inclusion: international perspectives

Abstract

This opening article examines the relationship between community sport and social inclusion in research and practice. We discuss the notion of community sport, its multifarious meanings and diverse applications in different parts of the world. We further explore the conceptual and practical links between community sport and different conceptions of social inclusion. In doing so, the article draws together key themes, issues and debates addressed in the collection of articles in this special issue. We conclude by formulating implications and directions for future research and practice.     

Is Reading Recovery sustainable two to four years after discontinuation?

The Reading Recovery programme has been a key early literacy intervention in many international contexts for over two decades. As a consequence, there have been numerous investigations into its efficacy for short-term gains, but only a few on long-term sustainability. This study examines the progress of 95 Year 4–6 students from seven schools in the rural hinterland of New Zealand. Standardised data were collected from students who had been successfully discontinued from Reading Recovery two to four years previously and compared them with mean performance from the same school populations. Results showed that only Year 6 students obtained the mean scores which placed them within the national average range. Our results also showed that whilst almost half of the ex-Reading Recovery students we studied, fell within the average band, 45% were classified as well below average.     

中小学生攻击行为干预研究的回顾与探索

根据攻击行为的两种发展轨迹,并通过总结国内外6～18岁儿童攻击行为的干预研究,本文从矫正和预防两个角度,试图探索适用于我国中小学生攻击行为的干预模式。     

试析高职学生品德培养途径的心理学依据

目前我们一些从事学生品德教育的人员大多局限于“知其然不知其所以然”的感性认识阶段。本文试从心理学角度，就高职学生必备的品德心理结构形成过程及其变化规律，阐明若干教育途径和措施的心理学依据，使品德培养工作真正建立在科学的基础上，做到言之有据、有理。     

论强国富民离不开美育

美育有助于提高生产力.从社会的发展趋势来看,美育和科学技术愈来愈紧密地融合.美育和科学技术融合有深厚的理论基础.培养人才离不开美育,美育和创造性人才有内在的心理联系.将美育真正融入学校、家庭、社会,全面提升学生素质是切实可行的.     

保持积极主动 注重细节管理——论科技期刊青年编辑的职业发展

科技期刊青年编辑在职业发展中应该积极主动并注重细节管理.青年编辑应保持积极的心态,主动学习新知识,掌握新技能,并主动了解同行现状.在细节管理中,应从改善工作流程、强化同理心、珍惜审稿人时间和精力,以及耐心对待初次撰写文章的学生等方面着手,提高青年编辑的职业素养,进而提高期刊质量.     

EQ热的文化透视

20世纪90年代,情商(EQ)概念由西方心理学家提出并在中国产生了巨大的社会影响,形成了一股研究和讨论情商的文化热潮.透过这一文化现象,折射出市场经济条件下中国人的大众文化心理.另外,也反映出中国人教育价值观的嬗变.     

高等学校贫困生的引导和教育

贫困生是高等学校的一个特殊群体。如何引志和教育这一群体，对于高校的稳定起着极其重要的作用。本主要分析了贫困生的思想状况及如何实施引导和教育。