Acute psychological stress does not influence joint position reproduction performance in the elbow joint.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Proprioceptive accuracy is an important aspect of motor functioning thus understanding how the stress response affects it can broaden our knowledge about the effects of stress on motor performance. There has been published only one quasi-experimental study on this topic to date, reporting a negative association between stress and proprioceptive accuracy. The aim of the present study was to explore whether the stress response influences proprioceptive accuracy in a randomized and controlled experimental setting.

Method

Participants (Mage =  20.4 yrs, SDage =  1.91 yrs) were randomly assigned to a stress (n =  29) and a control (n =  28) group. Psychological stress was induced via an online quiz involving time pressure and instant feedback on performance. Participan

SUBMITTER: Koncz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11875289 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature