Purpose: This study proposes a process-based, closed-loop model of mindfulness-based psychological regulation to address the lack of real-time mechanism accounts in competitive sport. The model aims to explain how athletes maintain functional operation and attentional stability under continuous performance pressure. Methods: Drawing on converging evidence from sport psychology, cognitive...
Currently, there is no empirical research on second-generation mindfulness training in the field of sport psychology. This study designed Samatha-based training (SBT) according to the principles of Samatha (a Buddhist practice) and preliminarily tested its influence on flow state. A total of 22 martial-arts-routine athletes were divided into two groups: the SBT group (n = 10) and the wait-list...