TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - How do supporters perceive positive and negative psychological momentum changes during a simulated cycling competition?
JO  - Psychology of sport and exercise
A1  - Briki, Walid
A1  - Den Hartigh, Ruud J. R.
A1  - Markman, Keith D.
A1  - Gernigon, Christophe
SP  - 216
EP  - 221
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1469-0292
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.11.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -