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<italic>Study aim</italic>: This study aims at examining the impact of Mindfulness and mental skills on competitive anxiety in athletes.
<italic>Material and methods</italic>: The present study is quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design. Participants were 45 19–30 years old male shooters randomly assigned to three groups with 15 people. The test consisted of six 60-minute mindfulness training/Mental skills/control that lasted six weeks. Measurements included competitive state anxiety based on the competitive state anxiety inventory in two pretest and post-test stages. Data were analyzed using statistical software at a confidence level of 0.05 using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
<italic>Results</italic>: The results showed that cognitive interventions of Mindfulness and mental skills reduced competitive state anxiety (P &lt; 0.05), but there was no difference between the effectiveness of these methods. (P &lt; 0.05).
<italic>Conclusions</italic>: Six weeks of mindfulness and mental skills training can help improve athletic performance by reducing anxiety levels.
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Study aim: This study aims at examining the impact of Mindfulness and mental skills on competitive anxiety in athletes.
Material and methods: The present study is quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design. Participants were 45 19–30 years old male shooters randomly assigned to three groups with 15 people. The test consisted of six 60-minute mindfulness training/Mental skills/control that lasted six weeks. Measurements included competitive state anxiety based on the competitive state anxiety inventory in two pretest and post-test stages. Data were analyzed using statistical software at a confidence level of 0.05 using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
Results: The results showed that cognitive interventions of Mindfulness and mental skills reduced competitive state anxiety (P < 0.05), but there was no difference between the effectiveness of these methods. (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: Six weeks of mindfulness and mental skills training can help improve athletic performance by reducing anxiety levels.

The impact of Mindfulness and Mental Skills Protocols on Athletes’ Competitive Anxiety

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: This study aims at examining the impact of Mindfulness and mental skills on competitive anxiety in athletes.
Material and methods: The present study...

The impact of Mindfulness and Mental Skills Protocols on Athletes’ Competitive Anxiety

Published Online: Apr 10, 2022

Page range: 135 - 142

Received: Aug 26, 2021

Accepted: Oct 23, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2022-0017

Keywords
Anxiety, Mindfulness, Mental skills, Sports performance, Shooting

© 2022 Amir Dana et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The impact of Mindfulness and Mental Skills Protocols on Athletes’ Competitive Anxiety

Published Online: Apr 10, 2022

Page range: 135 - 142

Received: Aug 26, 2021

Accepted: Oct 23, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2022-0017

KeywordsAnxiety, Mindfulness, Mental skills, Sports performance, Shooting

© 2022 Amir Dana et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Anxiety, Mindfulness, Mental skills, Sports performance, Shooting