ABSTRACT

The study aimed to examine the relationship between the practice of judo and different spatial abilities. Several individual measures, including spatial tasks and questionnaires on wayfinding inclinations, were administered to 52 judo experts and 45 non-athlete controls. After learning by navigating in a virtual environment, participants were measured on their route retracing and shortcut finding performance. The results showed that judo practitioners had greater spatial abilities (especially in mental rotation) and a stronger sense of direction than controls, but were no better in wayfinding performance. A structural equation model showed that the practice of judo had an indirect effect on wayfinding (inclinations and performance), mediated by spatial abilities. These results are discussed in the theoretical frame of spatial cognition and sport.

抽象的

该研究旨在检验柔道练习与不同空间能力之间的关系。对52个柔道专家和45个非运动员控件进行了一些单独的测量，包括空间任务和有关寻路倾向的问卷。通过在虚拟环境中导航进行学习后，对参与者进行了路线追踪和捷径查找性能的测量。结果表明，柔道练习者具有比控件更大的空间能力（尤其是在心理旋转中）和更强的方向感，但在寻路性能上却没有更好的表现。结构方程模型表明，柔道的实践对寻路（倾向和性能）有间接影响，受空间能力的影响。在空间认知和运动的理论框架中讨论了这些结果。