The Effect of Mindfulness Training on Attention and Performance in National-Level Swimmers: An Exploratory Investigation
| Autor: | Nick Mardon, Amanda Martindale, Hugh Richards |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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social validation
mindfulness Mindfulness biology Ecological validity Athletes 05 social sciences 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification Intervention studies 050105 experimental psychology attention mechanisms 03 medical and health sciences Improved performance 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences National level swimming Psychology intervention Applied Psychology Case analysis Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Mardon, N, Richards, H & Martindale, A 2016, ' The effect of mindfulness training on attention and performance in national-level swimmers : An exploratory investigation ', The Sport Psychologist, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 131-140 . https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2014-0085 |
| ISSN: | 1543-2793 0888-4781 |
| DOI: | 10.1123/tsp.2014-0085 |
| Popis: | This quasi-experimental intervention study investigated the impact of mindfulness training on attention and performance in swimmers. Following an 8-week intervention with six national-level university swimmers (M = 20 years), single case analysis of pre- and post- measurements for three of six participants showed large improvements in mindfulness and attention efficiency. Two participants showed a small increase in one of mindfulness or attention efficiency, and one showed no changes. Four participants improved performance times compared with season-best, and five participants improved self-rated performance. Athletes and coach positively evaluated mindfulness training. This study, with strong ecological validity, shows improvements in mindfulness, attention, and performance, consistent with theory that proposes attention as a mechanism for mindfulness based performance changes. Mindfulness training can be an effective and practical intervention. Further applied research is required utilizing designs to determine causality and further test the proposed mechanisms through which mindfulness may influence performance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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