Relation between the cognitive style field dependence-independence and the practice of sports

Authors

  • Mauro Oliveira Magalhaes Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Carolina Collares Borghetti PUCRS
  • Lia Mara da Rocha Leiria Faculdade Porto-Alegrense

Keywords:

cognitive style, field independence, sport.

Abstract

This research investigated the relation between field dependence-independence and the practice of closed-skill and open-skill sports. Open-skill sports are characterized by the interaction between opponents, and the closed-skills sports lack external interferences on the athlete’s performance. Field dependence-independence is a cognitive style dimension associated with the degree of body boundaries differentiation. The Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) measured field independence in 149 athletes, 84 athletes of open-skill sports and 65 athletes of closed-skill sports, 77 men and 72 women. Men of closed-skill sports showed more field independence than men of open-skill sports; this difference didn’t happen in the feminine group. Within open-skills athletes women revealed higher field independence than men. The results showed the interaction between sex and sport type for differences in field independence.

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Author Biographies

Mauro Oliveira Magalhaes, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Psicólogo (PUCRS, 1989), Doutor em psicologia (UFRGS, 2005), Professor no Pós-graduação em Psicologia do Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia. Areas de atuação: psicologia vocacional e de carreiras, psicologia organizacional e do trabalho, psicologia da personalidade, avaliação psicológica

Carolina Collares Borghetti, PUCRS

Psicóloga, Especialista em Psicologia do Esporte (PUCRS)

Lia Mara da Rocha Leiria, Faculdade Porto-Alegrense

Especialista em Psicopedagogia

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Published

2010-10-06

How to Cite

Magalhaes, M. O., Borghetti, C. C., & Leiria, L. M. da R. (2010). Relation between the cognitive style field dependence-independence and the practice of sports. Psico, 41(4). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/revistapsico/article/view/5054

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 4 (2010): Diversidade na Psicologia: entre a Prática e o Saber

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