Athletics

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This work explores designing youth sports to do double duty, building athletic skills while intentionally supporting mental wellness, especially for kids in low-income neighborhoods. Using sport's bui

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In a randomized study of 324 college student-athletes across 12 institutions, attention training improved performance more (d = 0.73) than cognitive restructuring or goal setting. Its benefits largely

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A structured mental-training program built on Miller's model for 22 elite hockey players significantly cut burnout across all three components and improved perceived stress plus performance measures l

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In a randomized trial of 288 college athletes in Shanghai, a therapist-guided smartphone mindfulness program showed no statistically significant advantage over comparison messages on any anxiety measu

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A survey of 927 Chinese university students using structural equation modeling found that, among many factors, sports information and knowledge stood out as the strongest driver of perceived athletic

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A meta-analytical review pooling 9 studies of 290 physically active people found that mindfulness practice, treated as mental training, can improve actual performance outcomes in sports, not just an a

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Athletes who feel insecure about their bodies and physical abilities make more pre-emptive excuses ("didn't sleep," "legs feel heavy") before hard efforts. Two field studies found that a brief self-af

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Comparing 149 young athletes, elite competitors had significantly higher self-esteem and ambition than their non-elite peers, clear enough for researchers to call high self-esteem optimal for athletes