Together, everyone achieves more—or, less? An interdisciplinary meta-analysis on effort gains and losses in teams.

AK Torka, J Mazei, J Hüffmeier - Psychological bulletin, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
This preregistered meta-analysis theoretically and empirically integrates the two research
strands on effort gains and effort losses in teams. Theoretically, we built on Shepperd's …

In field settings group members (often) show effort gains instead of social loafing

J Hüffmeier, G Hertel, AK Torka, C Nohe… - European Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Although group work has the potential to both reduce and increase the effort expenditure of
its members, effort losses (ie, reduced effort in group-versus individual work) have long been …

Pacing and performance in swimming: differences between individual and relay events

KE McGibbon, ME Shephard… - … journal of sports …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: Although pacing is considered crucial for success in individual swimming events,
there is a lack of research examining pacing in relays. The authors investigated the impact of …

Comparison of starts and turns between individual and relay swimming races

X Qiu, B De la Fuente, A Lorenzo, S Veiga - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present study investigated swimmers' performances on the starting and turning
segments between individual and relay races. A total number of 72 race performances of the …

Predicting performance in 4 x 200-m freestyle swimming relay events

PPY Wu, T Babaei, M O'Shea, K Mengersen… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Aim The aim was to predict and understand variations in swimmer performance between
individual and relay events, and develop a predictive model for the 4x200-m swimming …

The strength of the situation: disentangling the situational explanation for effort gains in swimming relays from person-related accounts

J Hüffmeier, JE Schleu, C Nohe - Journal of Sport and …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Prior research showed that swimmers swim faster in relay than in individual competitions if
they start at later relay positions. This finding is typically explained via the swimmers' relay …

Differences in the key parameters of the individual versus relay swimming starts

X Qiu, S Veiga, A Lorenzo, A Kibele… - Sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of the present study was twofold:(i) to compare the kinematic characteristics of
individual and relay swimming starts; and (ii) to relate the kinematic variables to 5 m …

Run for the team: An analysis of effort gains in track and field relays

JE Schleu, A Mojzisch, J Hüffmeier - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives We studied whether effort gains in relay as compared to individual swimming
competitions generalize to 4× 400 m track and field relays. Design We employed a 4 …

Last and fast?–A gender-specific analysis of effort gains in swimming relay events across Olympic Games and World Championships during the past 20 years

C Braun, S Fischer, X Qiu, J Limmeroth… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Elite swimmers are individual athletes competing mostly on their own. However, when
competing in a relay team, they are exposed to social influences possibly leading to effort …

How Mixed Relay Teams in Swimming Should Be Organized for International Championship Success

S Veiga, JS Del Cerro, L Rodriguez, A Trinidad… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The primary goal of the present research was to determine the order of swimmers on a
mixed relay team that would ensure the best performance in the Fédération Internationale …