The effects of mindfulness training on competition-induced anxiety and salivary stress markers in elite Wushu athletes: A pilot study

Mindfulness Training Enhances Endurance Performance and Executive Functions in Athletes: An Event-Related Potential Study

“…Our finding of increased mindfulness levels following mindfulness training is consistent with previous studies involving populations with cancer [ 38 ], breast cancer [ 39 ], psychosis [ 40 ], and fibromyalgia [ 41 ], as well as athletic status [ 7 ]. With regard to sports, higher mindfulness levels were observed in previous studies in university athletes following a 6-week program [ 42 ] and in Wushu athletes following an 8-week program [ 43 ]. Along with these studies, our study not only indicates that athletes can increase their mindfulness by practicing specific forms of mindfulness training but also demonstrates the effectiveness of the particular 5-week mindfulness program we proposed.…”

Comparison between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral psychological interventions on the reduction of pre-competitive stress of elite shooters: a follow-up of 2 months

“…Williams suggested that mindfulness can be an effective treatment for both physiological and cognitive aspects of stress, and teaches new ways of thinking about stressful situations and its management. Also, it has been shown that these exercises can reduce cortisol levels in stressful situations (Mehrsafar et al, 2019). Some evidence suggests that mindfulness exercises may be related to structural changes in the parts of the brain that deal with sensory, cognitive, and emotional processing, which reduces negative emotions by labeling negative emotional stimuli (Pepping et al, 2013; Creswell et al, 2007).…”

“…Mindfulness permits athletes to be able to regulate thoughts and emotions (related to challenges and abilities) to enter awareness and act with awareness in competitive situations. This state may prevent self-critical thoughts and reflect true reality (Mehrsafar et al, 2019). It is also possible that MBI supports athletes to have an open and nonjudgmental approach to thoughts and feelings, which prevents athletes from being involved in unpleasant judgmental thoughts about the self (Scott-Hamilton et al, 2016; Pepping et al, 2013).…”

“…Comparison between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral psychological interventions on the reduction of pre-competitive stress of elite shooters: a follow-up of 2 months. Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte, 21(1), 192-203…”

“…This approach is clearly both in terms of both theoretical and interventional strategies, different from the traditional practice of psychological skills approach that dominates applied sport psychology (Gardner & Moore, 2006;Gardner & Moore, 2007 The studies of the effectiveness of psychological interventions on factors such as stress have found different results. Because of pressure of competition threatens the athletes' psychophysiological health, the researches must conduct and find the suitable and consistent intervention to control the negative effects of stress-related behavior (Mehrsafar et al, 2019). The most of researches have done in the field of psychological dimension of stress, and investigations in the strategies of reduction and coping with physiological indicators of stress are in the early stages.…”