INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF SELF-SELECTED MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS ON MENTAL FATIGUE AND FREE-THROW PERFORMANCE IN BASKETBALL PLAYERS
SPORMETRE BEDEN EĞİTİMİ VE SPOR BİLİMLERİ DERGİSİ, cilt.24, sa.2, ss.510-521, 2026 (TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.33689/spormetre.1835304
- Dergi Adı: SPORMETRE BEDEN EĞİTİMİ VE SPOR BİLİMLERİ DERGİSİ
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: SportDiscus, Education Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Education Abstracts, EBSCO Education Source, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.510-521
- Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In light of growing evidence regarding the impact of mental fatigue on sport performance, this study investigates the potential of self-selected music to modulate neurophysiological and behavioral changes that emerge during cognitively demanding tasks. Although previous research indicates that music can influence emotional regulation and arousal levels, findings on its capacity to mitigate mental fatigue during high cognitive load remain limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of self-selected music on Stroop task–induced mental fatigue through EEG band power, subjective fatigue ratings, and basketball free-throw performance. A total of 24 male basketball players aged 18–25 were randomly assigned to music and non-music groups, and pre/post EEG recordings, subjective fatigue scores, and free-throw performance were collected. Linear mixed-effects analyses revealed a significant time effect in the Alpha band under Eyes Open conditions across frontal, fronto-central, central, centro-parietal, parietal, and parieto-occipital regions (p < .05), with the most pronounced increase observed in the frontal region (p < .001). Significant decreases were found in the Beta band within parietal and temporal regions (p = .012). Subjective fatigue scores demonstrated a significant main effect of time (p < .001), whereas group and interaction effects were not significant (p = .378; p = .097). No significant effects were detected for free-throw performance (p > .25). These findings indicate that self-selected music does not substantially modulate cortical fatigue processes arising under high cognitive load and exerts limited influence on well-automated motor skills.