The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Strategies on Perceived Stress and Psychobiosocial States in Athletes and Recreationally Active People
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The mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programme is gaining increasing attention in sport and physical activity domains. This programme comprises three meditation practices: mindful yoga, body scan, and sitting meditation. In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of a dynamic (mindful yoga) strategy and a static (a combination of body scan/sitting meditation) strategy on participants’ psychobiosocial states (PBS), perceived stress (PS) and mindfulness levels in athletes and recreationally active (RA) people. Thirty-four participants (athletes = 18; RA participants = 16) were assigned to a dynamic intervention strategy, and another 34 (athletes = 19; RA participants = 15) were assigned to the static intervention strategy. Before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks later, the Italian versions of the PBS scale, the PS scale and the Mindful Attention Awareness scale were administered. RM-(M)ANOVAs revealed that intervention strategies improved functional PBS, reduced PS and enhanced mindfulness levels in both athletes and RA participants after the intervention (p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.605). However, improved functional PBS after the intervention (p < 0.001; d = 0.62) and stable PS levels at follow-up (p = 1) were observed mainly in athletes. The findings reinforce the view of the importance of the body as a means to improve emotional and health processes, and support the use of mindfulness strategies in sport to enhance individuals’ well-being.
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A 10-session variant of MBSR achieved a reduction in perceived stress and an improvement in mindfulness among both athletes and recreationally active people.
“Similarly, a 10-session variant of MBSR (lasting approximately 1 hour for 2 sessions a week) achieved a reduction in perceived stress and an improvement in mindfulness among both athletes and recreationally active people [41].”
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- Authors
- di Fronso, S., Robazza, C., Bondár, R. Z., & Bertollo, M.
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- Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics (BIND) Center, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
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- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
- Keywords
- mindfulness-based stress reduction, mindfulness, perceived stress, athletes, leisure-time physical activity, mindful yoga, body scanning, sitting meditation, mindfulness-based interventions, well-being, sport psychology
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Stress, Psychological, Yoga, Meditation, Athletes, Mindfulness
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