Effectiveness of brief mindfulness training for athletes' mood: The moderating effect of burnout.
Acta psychologica May 1, 2025 Fengbo Liu, Qingyang Yu, Shichang Cai et al. 2 citations
Brief mindfulness training improved athletes' mindfulness and reduced negative mood and burnout. In a randomized experiment, 60 athletes were assigned to either a mindfulness training group or a control group. After training, the mindfulness group showed significantly higher mindfulness scores and significantly lower burnout and mood disturbance scores compared to the control group. A moderation analysis indicated that the effect of mindfulness training on mood depended on athletes' initial burnout level, suggesting that athletes with higher burnout may benefit more from the intervention.