Correlation between Short-Term Memory and Achievement of Athletes
Abstract: Human activity is
largely related to thought processing or cognition. One of the most important
components of cognition is memory. Individuals who undergo heavy activities,
such as athletes, use a lot of memory in the subject’s activities, especially
during competitions. The purpose of this study was to find out whether there
was a correlation between the capability of short term memory with the
performance of an athlete during a competition, especially those measured by
achievements.
Methods: This study was an analytic observational correlation study with
a cross-sectional design and involved 201 athletes as respondents from 12
branches of sports. The study was conducted in the Indonesian National Sports
Committee (KONI) building from September to November 2015. Digit Span Forward
and Backward were used to collect short term memory data and was performed
after a consent form and the respondent’s identity was recorded. The athlete’s
achievements data was gathered by an interview and recapitulation of athlete’s
achievements in the last five years.
Results: OA total of 186 data was analyzed and found a negative and insignificant correlation between achievement
and short-term memory based on digit span tests both forward (r=0.095 p=0.196) and
backward(r=0.039 p=0.196).
Conclusions: There is no correlation between short term memory and the
achievements of an athlete.
Keywords: Achievement,
Athlete, Short term memory
Author: Ryandika Elvereza
Mustari, Leonardo Lubis, Nani Kurniani
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170148
