ArticleJournal of clinical sport psychology2017
Collegiate Athletes' Expectations and Experiences with Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement.
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- Effects of Psychological Interventions to Enhance Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Promoting Athletic Performance and Related Factors among Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- An updated systematic review of interventions to increase awareness of mental health and well-being in athletes, coaches, officials and parents.Systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in adults in nonclinical settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.PLoS medicine · 2021Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Enhancing Psychological Well-Being in Athletes: A Scoping Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Is Mindfulness the Common Ground Between Mental Toughness and Self-Compassion in Student Athletes? A Cross-Sectional Study.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
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- Differences in Relaxation and Imagery among NCAA Division I Sport Types.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Influence of Mindfulness on Levels of Impulsiveness, Moods and Pre-Competition Anxiety in Athletes of Different Sports.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Effect of Mindfulness Intervention on the Psychological Skills and Shooting Performances in Male Collegiate Basketball Athletes in Macau: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Persian version of the psychological flexibility in sport scale: a psychometric study.BMC psychology · 2022Article
- The Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Training Program on Selected Psychological Indices and Sports Performance of Sub-Elite Squash Athletes.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Construction of Correlation Analysis Model of College Students' Sports Performance Based on Convolutional Neural Network.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
Although mindfulness training for athletes is an area of increasing interest, few studies have focused on the qualitative experiences of athletes in such programs. Prior to beginning six sessions of mindful sport performance enhancement (MSPE) training, 45 mixed-sport collegiate athletes reported what they hoped and expected to get from the training, and responded afterward to open-ended questions about their experiences. Participants' responses were coded for themes with high inter-rater reliability. Athletes initially hoped to gain psychological benefits in both sport and everyday life, such as relaxation and less stress or anxiety, better emotion regulation, mental toughness, and self-awareness, as well as sport performance improvement. Overall, they found MSPE to be a positive experience and reported many of the same benefits that they expected. Participants also provided constructive feedback and recommendations for future MSPE training. Finally, there was evidence to suggest that athletes' expectations predicted similar improvements in outcome measures.
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