Mental Fatigue Effects on Basketball Decision-Making Performance

42 male basketball players participated in a study investigating the effects of mental fatigue on sport decision-making. The dataset likely contains results from repeated-measures analyses, including decision accuracy and reaction time metrics from a video-based task and an Eriksen Flanker task. Author Yifan Hu published the data on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between subjective fatigue ratings and decision reaction time based on mediation analysis results
• Compare decision-making performance between higher-skilled and lower-skilled player groups based on group difference results
• Model the mediating role of attentional control on decision-making outcomes based on bootstrap mediation analysis
• Investigate the effect of mental fatigue induction on Flanker task performance based on RT conflict effect results

Strengths

• Dataset includes results from a controlled experiment with 42 participants, split into two skill-level groups
• Key statistical results are provided, including F-values, p-values, and effect sizes (η²) for main findings
• Robustness checks were performed, including bootstrap mediation analysis and residualized change-score analysis

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect bias inherent to the specific experimental sample of 42 male basketball players

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Experimental data collected from 42 male basketball players using Stroop, video-based decision-making, and Flanker tasks.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 04:28:11; freshness should be verified