ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Relationship between Mindfulness, Psychological Skills, and Mental Toughness in College Athletes.
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- The Effect of Different Psychological Interventions on Athletes' Competitive Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- Why do Some Respond and Develop more from Coaching than Others? A Systematic Review of Coachability and Its Constituent Components.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- The complex interplay between psychological factors and sports performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of the association between mindfulness and motivation.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Mental Toughness and 2K Rowing Performance in Division II Female Collegiate Athletes: A Longitudinal Analysis Using Mixed-Effects Modeling.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Culture moderates the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and stigma towards help-seeking among college athletes.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Trait mindfulness, psychological skills, and mental toughness in paddleboard athletes: A correlational study.PloS one · 2026Article
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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
- Digital support for female students in physical education universities in Japan.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Changes in Coping Skills Throughout Concussion Recovery in College-Aged Individuals.Journal of athletic training · 2025Article
- Exploring the mechanisms influencing psychological adaptation in athletes in high-risk sports: a moderated mediation model.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Relationship between training status and stress response in Chinese college student-athletes: chain mediation between sport performance strategies and coping styles.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Polish Version of the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport (MIS-PL).Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
- Development of Mental Toughness among Basketball Sports School Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Impact of a Psychological Skills Training and Mindfulness-Based Intervention on the Mental Toughness, Competitive Anxiety, and Coping Skills of Futsal Players-A Longitudinal Convergent Mixed-Methods Design.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Psychological Skills Training for Athletes in Sports: Web of Science Bibliometric Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of Yoga Intervention on Functional Movement Patterns and Mindfulness in Collegiate Athletes: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Numerous studies have shown that dispositional mindfulness is positively associated with many mental abilities related to sports performance, including psychological skills and mental toughness. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between dispositional mindfulness, psychological skills, and mental toughness among different types of athletes. For this cross-sectional study, 101 college athletes were recruited. Their dispositional mindfulness, psychological skills, and mental toughness were measured by the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Athletic Psychological Skills Inventory (APSI), and Traits of Mental Toughness Inventory for Sports Scale (TMTIS). Pearson's correlation was used to calculate how dispositional mindfulness is associated with psychological skills and mental toughness. The results revealed that dispositional mindfulness is positively associated with comprehensive APSI (
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