SECTION III - SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY / RESEARCH PAPER
Effects of Listening to Preferred Music and Prior Knowledge
of the Exercise Endpoint on Physical and Psychophysiological Responses during the Specific Intermittent Anaerobic Speed Test in Male Kickboxers
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Research Unit: Sport Sciences, Health and Movement, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia.
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European Institute for Talents, Education, Research & Development, Split, Croatia.
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Perf-Up Rehabilitation Center, Doha, Qatar.
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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia.
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Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Rabta Hospital, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
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High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia.
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Mental Health Service, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
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Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
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Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar-Said, University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia.
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Qatar Police Academy, Police College, Training Department, Doha, Qatar.
Submission date: 2025-04-29
Final revision date: 2025-05-31
Acceptance date: 2025-09-02
Online publication date: 2026-03-24
Corresponding author
Safaa M. Elkholi
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., Riyadah, Saudi Arabia
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia., Riyadah, Saudi Arabia
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ABSTRACT
This study investigated the effects of listening to preferred music and whether prior knowledge of the exercise endpoint would improve physical and psychophysiological responses during a specific intermittent anaerobic speed test in male kickboxers. In a randomized repeated measures crossover design, twenty-four male kickboxers performed the intermittent kickboxing anaerobic speed test (IKAST) under six conditions: (1) with no knowledge of the exercise endpoint (UNK), (2) being misled about the number of repetitions to be performed (DEC), (3) with knowledge of the number of repetitions to be performed (CON), (4) listening to preferred music during the IKAST performance without the exercise endpoint knowledge (M-UNK), (5) listening to preferred music being deceived about the number of repetitions to be completed (M-DEC), and (6) listening to preferred music with the IKAST endpoint knowledge (M-CON). Performance measures included physical indices, the heart rate, the rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and the feeling scale (FS). The results showed significant improvement in physical performance by decreased physical indices and the RPE, under M-CON and M-UNK compared to CON and UNK conditions. Also, the FS score increased significantly under the M-UNK compared to M-DEC condition, as well as under the UNK compared to the CON condition. Listening to preferred music during kickboxing, considering prior knowledge of the exercise endpoint, can contribute to optimizing performance and psychological outcomes.
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