title: Review of recent Chinese research on field dependence-independence in high-level athletes.
abstract: A review of seven studies in China concerning field dependence-independence among 500 athletes in 10 different sports is presented. Athletes participating in closed-skill sports were more field-independent than those in open-skill sports. In closed-skill sports, high-level athletes were more field-independent than those of medium level. In open-skill sports involving direct contact, high-level athletes were more field-dependent than those of medium level. No significant relationship was found between field dependence-independence and athletes' performance in open skill sports in which no direct contact was involved.
authors.affiliation: University of Northern Iowa. Liuw7174@cobra.tmi.edu
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*