A study on the effects of music on performance outcomes of Judo competitors

This study examined the effect of genre and tempo as elements of music on sporting performance, measured by circuit completion time on a self-paced pyramid circuit (maximum ten minutes). A total of thirty-one participants (Mage = 30.13yrs, SD = 12.22 yrs; m = 24, f = 7) participated in a weekly pyramid circuit used as the warm up for a competitive training session over an eight-week period. The three exercises included in the circuit were Judo specific. A series of three x two within-subjects study design tested for main and interaction effects of genre (Pop, Hip-Hop and Rock) and tempo (110bpm and 150bpm) on the outcome variables of circuit completion time, attentional focus, emotional affect, rate of perceived exertion, motivation and emotional attachment to music. Paired samples t-test were run to compare baseline and post condition (for circuit completion time, attentional focus, PANAS, RPE) to determine any potential learning effects. A three (genre) x two (tempo) factorial repeated-measures ANOVA showed that there was a significant effect of genre [F(1.89, 54.87)= 5.41, p =0.008] and tempo [F(1, 29)= 34.894, p<0.001] but no interaction between Tempo and Genre [F(2, 58)= 0.307, p=0.734]. Overall the findings showed that both musical elements had an impact on sporting performance with the genre of Pop and the tempo of 150bpm resulting in the fastest circuit completion time. The effects of psychological variables in mediating sports performance outcomes for judoka demonstrated that cognitive and emotional processing is an essential part of responding to music and as such deserves to be fully accounted for in future theoretical frameworks.

Grantor dc:publisher

Oxford Brookes University

Year dc:date

2018

Author dc:creator

• Richardson, Samuel Jonathan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bibbey, Adam
• Jakeman, John

Statement dc:rights

• All rights reserved

Language dc:language

en

DOI dc:identifier

https://doi.org/10.24384/f85v-xn77

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