SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2025
Impact of mental and physiological fatigue on attentional focus in basketball players: a systematic review.
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Abstract
Objectives: Mental and physical fatigue may impair basketball players' attentional focus and performance, but experimental evidence is limited. Thus, the objective was to systematically review studies on the acute effects of mental and/or physical fatigue on attentional focus, visual search/quiet eye behavior, and performance in basketball tasks. Methods: Following PRISMA 2020, we searched PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. Eligible studies experimentally manipulated fatigue in basketball players and assessed attentional focus (i.e., internal-external focus instructions/self-reported focus, and visual-attentional control indexed by gaze/quiet eye and visual search metrics) and basketball-specific performance (decision-making accuracy/response time and shooting outcomes). Two authors screened records, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias. Because of the small number of included studies, heterogeneity and incomplete reporting, findings were synthesized narratively and individual study effect sizes were interpreted descriptively rather than pooled. Results: Out of 492 records, five studies ( Conclusion: Preliminary evidence suggests that both mental and physical fatigue disrupt attentional focus and can impair basketball performance. Larger, preregistered, and more ecologically valid trials are required. Registration: OSF (osf.io/6hz9p). Systematic review registration: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/Z4F2N, identifier osfio/z42n.
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