Trait anxiety reflecting general worries was found to be correlated with motor functioning, but the study could not provide evidence that this was related to cognitive or behavioral control mechanisms. Contrastingly, individuals in the lower motor proficiency group achieved poorer accuracy whilst showing some evidence of compensation through increased PES. Participants in the high motor proficiency group achieved better task accuracy and showed relatively enhanced cognitive control through increased ERN.
Participants also completed an anxiety assessment questionnaire. Post-error slowing (PES) was measured to represent behavioral adaptation. Using electroencephalography during a flanker task, error-related negativity (ERN) was measured as the neural indicator of cognitive control. Forty healthy adults were divided into high and low motor proficiency groups based on an assessment of their motor skills. In addition, the impact of these processes was assessed in terms of trait anxiety and worries. The current study investigated this interaction in the general population of healthy adults with different profiles of motor proficiency by focusing on error-related cognitive control and behavioral adaptation mechanisms.
Previous research suggests that different profiles of motor proficiency may be associated with different cognitive functioning characteristics thus suggesting an interaction between cognitive and motor processes. Motor proficiency reflects the ability to perform precise and coordinated movements in different contexts.
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