@article{ref1,
title="How do supporters perceive positive and negative psychological momentum changes during a simulated cycling competition?",
journal="Psychology of sport and exercise",
year="2014",
author="Briki, Walid and Den Hartigh, Ruud J. R. and Markman, Keith D. and Gernigon, Christophe",
volume="15",
number="2",
pages="216-221",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The present study examined changes in sport supporters' psychological momentum (PM) during a simulated cycling competition through the lens of the dynamical systems approach. <br><br>DESIGN: Participants were asked to support one of two competing cyclists involved in a race that was displayed on a screen in a lecture hall. <br><br>METHOD: The race scenario was manipulated so that the image of the supported cyclist underwent either positive or negative momentum. At regular intervals, participants indicated their PM perceptions during the race. <br><br>RESULTS: PM perceptions rapidly changed at the onset of both the positive and negative momentum sequences and then remained stable, reflecting negative hysteresis. Supporters tended to anticipate the future performance of a given athlete on the basis of their current performance. Moreover, this anticipatory tendency was stronger during the positive momentum sequence than during the negative momentum sequence. <br><br>CONCLUSION: These results provide initial insights into how PM perceptions of sport supporters change during a competition. (C) 2013 Elsevier Publications.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1469-0292",
doi="10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.11.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.11.006"
}