Effects of mindfulness-based programs on competitive anxiety in sports: A meta-analysis
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- Authors
- Wang, X., Nasiruddin, N. J. B. M., Ji, S., Gao, X., Hassan, M. Z. B., Dong, D., & Samsudin, S. B.
- Affiliations
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (MY)
- Taizhou University (CN)
- Ludong University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Dong, Delong
- Samsudin, Shamsulariffin bin
- ORCID
- Venue
- Current Psychology
- Published
- 2024-01-25
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 20
- Pages
- 18521-18533
- ISSN
- 1046-1310 (ISSN-L)
- 1936-4733
- OpenAlex
- W4391187818
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 61
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 1.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Keywords
- mindfulness program, competitive anxiety, athletes, cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, self-confidence, sport psychology intervention, intervention effectiveness
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