Publications by authors named "Brooke An Shaohua Butler"
Being able to choose elements of an exercise session, known as autonomy support, improves motor performance and psychological responses. Virtual reality (VR) programs provide many options for embedding autonomy support in exercise sessions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of autonomy support in a VR setting on physiological and psychological responses to self-regulated rowing exercise.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- A study was conducted to assess how using immersive virtual reality (VR) affects the finishing time and psychological aspects of a vigorous exercise task among healthy untrained adults.
- Results showed that participants took longer to complete a 1500-m rowing exercise while using VR (463 seconds) compared to a control condition without VR (449 seconds), indicating a 3% slower performance.
- The use of VR also shifted participants' attention from internal (focusing on their performance) to external (distracted by the VR environment), potentially hindering their exercise focus, even though other psychological variables didn't change significantly.