Stijn Mentzel

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This study conducted a meta-analysis to explore the influence of colour on human behaviour in the context of sport and to scrutinise potential moderators affecting this impact. P-curve analysis was used to test whether a set of findings in the published literature contains an evidential value. To analyse the methodological standard of included stud...

Commonly we see large within-age-group variations in physique, including body mass, stature, and percentages of predicted adult height, which suggests that age-specified training loads are flawed. Aims were to investigate how maturation impacts training load and neuromuscular response within academy soccer and to provide recommendations for practit...

This study examines the influence of wearing and perceiving colors in a cycling setting while also examining cortisol, heart rate, estimated maximum oxygen consumption, and subjective performance ratings. A total of 99 individuals completed the study, consisting of cortisol measurements, which compared baseline values to those after changing into a...

Objective: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected many people's mental health with increased symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression in the general population. Anxiety and depression can have negative effects on pregnant women and result in poor neonatal outcomes. Therefore, we analyzed stress, anxiety and depressio...

This study focuses on examining color effects of perceived speed in an individual noncompetitive sport context, treadmill running. In addition, the presence of individual trends for color effects are inspected by observing the connection of color effects in a sport‐specific video rating task with those found in an individual color association task....

The 15th European Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology – Building the Future of Sport and Exercise Psychology The FEPSAC Congress took place from July 15th to 20th 2019 in Muenster at the Schloss (the Muenster Castle) and its surrounding buildings. The special occasion is the 50th anniversary of the European Federation of Sport Psychology (FE...

The color red has been shown to alter emotions, physiology, psychology, and behavior. Research has suggested that these alterations could possibly be due to a link between red and perceived dominance. In this study we examined if the color red is implicitly associated to the concept of dominance. In addition, we similarly hypothesized that blue is...

This chapter describes the theoretical assumptions underlying the definitions and measurements of laterality and discusses the lack of clarity regarding the different interpretations of laterality. The issue is described on the one hand from an assessment point of view, discussing current methods of measurement in accordance to the three main asses...

Bradykinesia, a common symptom in psychiatry, is characterized by reduced movement speed and amplitude. Monitoring for bradykinesia is important, as it has been associated with reductions in quality of life and medication compliance. Subtle forms of bradykinesia have been associated with treatment response in antipsychotic-naïve first episode patie...