ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Benefits Psychological Well-Being, Sleep Quality, and Athletic Performance in Female Collegiate Rowers.
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Readiness Outcomes Affecting Return to Sport 2.0: An Intervention Feasibility & Pilot Study
Who cites it
45 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Psychological Interventions to Improve Elite Athlete Mental Wellbeing: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Psychological Interventions to Enhance Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- The Impact of Sleep Interventions on Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
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- Enhancing shooting performance and cognitive engagement in virtual reality environments through brief meditation training.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Mobile-Delivered Mindfulness Intervention on Anxiety Level Among College Athletes: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on depression, emotion regulation, and sleep problems: A randomized controlled trial study on depressed elderly.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Examining the Effects of Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment Training on Self-Compassion and Grit among Elite Female Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Effect of Mindfulness Intervention on Cognition and Emotion in Table Tennis College Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of men's healthTrial
- Comparing the Effects of a Short Nap and Non-Sleep Deep Rest on Perceptual, Cognitive, and Physical Performance in Active Adults.Clocks & sleep · 2026Article
- Mental Toughness and 2K Rowing Performance in Division II Female Collegiate Athletes: A Longitudinal Analysis Using Mixed-Effects Modeling.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effect of a Mindfulness-Based Training on Soccer Skills and Mental Focus in Male Students Aged 10 to 14.International journal of school health · 2026Article
- Effects of Mindfulness-Acceptance-Insight-Commitment (MAIC) Training on Stress and Sleep Quality in Elite Swimmers: A Randomized Controlled Mixed-Methods Trial.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mindfulness, psychological resilience, and cognitive reappraisal on athletic performance: a predictive model based on psychological mechanisms.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Pre-Competition Stress in Female Volleyball Players: The Role of Experience, Sleep, and Coping.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mental performance skills and athletic performance in combat athletes: the mediating role of mental toughness.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Effect of daily mindfulness fluctuations on sleep and recovery-stress states in elite level judoka: an observational study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Group music therapy for the proactive management of stress and anxiety.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Factors such as psychological well-being, sleep quality, and athletic coping skills can influence athletic performance. Mindfulness-based interventions, including mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), have been shown to benefit these factors, suggesting they may, at least indirectly, benefit athletic performance. Moreover, while mindfulness training has been linked to better accuracy in some high-precision sports, whether it can improve non-precision elements of athletic performance is unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of MBSR on psychological well-being, sleep, athletic coping skills, and rowing performance in collegiate rowers in a controlled experimental design. Members of a Division I NCAA Women's Rowing team completed either an 8-week MBSR course along with their regular athletic training program (Intervention group) or the athletic training program alone (Control group). Measurements of interest were taken at baseline and again either during or shortly following the intervention. In contrast to the Control group, the Intervention group showed improvements in psychological well-being, subjective and objective sleep quality, athletic coping skills, and rowing performance as measured by a 6,000-m ergometer test. Improvements in athletic coping skills, psychological well-being, and subjective sleep quality were all correlated with increases in mindfulness in the Intervention group. These results suggest that mindfulness training may benefit non-precision aspects of athletic performance. Incorporating mindfulness training into athletic training programs may benefit quality of life and performance in student athletes.
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