to test the different attentional and anxiety theories or to examine the underlying mechanism in which perceived pressure influences the choking process; it was only to show that both attention and anxiety are key components I considered in choosing the intervention discussed herein (i.e., mindfulness
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Mindfulness in Sport: An Intervention for a Choking-Susceptible Athlete
Jenna Hussey, Robert Weinberg, and Arash Assar
The Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Program on the Incidence of Injuries in Young Male Soccer Players
Aynollah Naderi, Fatemeh Shaabani, Hassan Gharayagh Zandi, Luís Calmeiro, and Britton W. Brewer
studies, interventions can be less effective. Despite the fact that research on mindfulness began in 1960s, the interest in mindfulness as an acute sport injury prevention strategy is recent ( Ivarsson, Johnson, Andersen, Fallby, & Altemyr, 2015 ; Ivarsson et al., 2017 ). Mindfulness is defined as an
Feasibility of an Outdoor Mindful Walking Program for Reducing Negative Affect in Older Adults
Chih-Hsiang Yang and David E. Conroy
). These findings point to the need for preventive interventions to help older adults alleviate negative affect, improve well-being, and in turn sustain better mental and physical health. Engaging in regular physical activity and mindfulness practice have both been introduced as promising strategies to
Integrating Mindfulness to Reduce Injury Rates in Athletes: A Critically Appraised Topic
Elaine Reiche, Kevin Lam, Francesca Genoese, and Shelby Baez
reducing risk. Mindfulness is a psychological intervention that has demonstrated reductions in injury risk, improvements in attentional control, and reductions in anxiety. Mindfulness is used to describe a psychological trait, process, or state of awareness that has been associated with improved
Mindfulness, Contact Anxiety, and Attitudes Toward Students With Visual Impairments Among Certified Adapted Physical Educators
Justin A. Haegele, Chunxiao Li, and Wesley J. Wilson
process that is emerging as an important factor in forming and changing physical educators’ attitudes toward students with disabilities is mindfulness ( Li et al., 2019 ). Mindfulness can be described as the psychological process of bringing attention to the present moment without judgment and
The Effects of Applied and Sport-Specific Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement Training on Mindfulness Skills, Flow, and Emotional Regulation in National Competitive Swimmers
Jenny Meggs and Mark Chen
intervention, and these aligned with the principles of mindfulness techniques in sport. There has been growing interest in mindfulness interventions for sports performance enhancement as reflected in a recent meta-analysis ( Buhlmayer et al., 2017 ) and systematic review ( Corbally et al., 2020 ; Noetel et
General Mindfulness Differentially Predicted by Male and Female Exercisers’ Perceptions of Motivational Climate and Goal Orientations
Kristen Lucas and E. Whitney G. Moore
Mindfulness-based interventions, such as the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR), have shown mindfulness to be an effective intervention for treating psychological and physical symptoms of ill-being ( Gardner & Moore, 2012 ; Kabat-Zinn, 2003 ; Toneatto & Ngyuen, 2007 ). This
The “10 Mentality”: A Longitudinal Case Study of Self-Control Strength in Two Competitive Recurve Archers
Roy David Samuel, Guy Matzkin, Saar Gal, and Chris Englert
and breath control) Mindfulness (MSPE) Training regimen (high-load archery sessions, endurance-strength exercise, and competitive situations) SSCCS (pre–post) DHS (pre) PPMS (pre) PPA (post) PE (post) SCS Qualitative Postintervention questionnaire Archers’ reflections Note . SCS = Self-Control Scale
“What if I Get Injured?”: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Approach for Fear of Injury With a Semielite Youth Snowboarder
David Price, Christopher R.D. Wagstaff, and Richard C. Thelwell
asked Alfie “Who the one person is that can see all of this?” (self-as-context). 60 10 This session focused on educating Alfie on mindfulness (contact with the present moment), by experiencing a brief formal mindfulness exercise, which demonstrates how we can notice how frequent our minds wander. 60 11
Examining the Feasibility of a Mindfulness Flow Program for the Hong Kong Archers
Ka K. Lo, Mimi M.Y. Tse, Joanne W.Y. Chung, Queenie P.S. Law, and Fenghua Sun
( Wulf et al., 2010 ). Therefore, developing athletes’ coping skills to effectively manage stress and anxiety during competitions is essential. Mindfulness, defined as paying attention purposefully, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment, is trainable
