Frontiers in Psychology
April 15, 2026
Haixia Sun, Ziqing Xu, Huilin Wang
Introduction Music performance anxiety is prevalent among professional musicians and can undermine both wellbeing and performance. Musicians navigating the transition from advanced training to professional careers may be particularly vulnerable due to sustained evaluative exposure and career uncertainty. This study examines whether dispositional mindfulness is associated with music performance...
Frontiers in Psychology
2025
Jian Peng, Longjun Jing, Peng Wang et al.
1 citation
This study explores the relationship between mindfulness, flow, cognitive anxiety, and self-rated performance in competitive sports, moving away from traditional cognitive-behavioral principles to investigate mindfulness-based interventions, specifically mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions (MABI). The research is centered on understanding how mindfulness relates to the self-rated...
Frontiers in Psychology
January 11, 2024
Peili Liang, Hongyu Jiang, Huilin Wang et al.
10 citations
Introduction In the highly competitive field of sports, impulsive behavior by athletes not only threatens personal and team harmony but also poses significant risks to their careers and public image. Despite these behaviors often becoming the focus of public attention, their underlying causes and prevention strategies remain relatively unknown. This study delves deep into the impact of...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2024
Zhangyi Zhong, Hongyu Jiang, Huilin Wang et al.
9 citations
Athletes, due to frequent physical interactions in competitive sports, are prone to impulsive behavior. Impulsive behavior is a prevalent psychological factor in sports, often leading to performance-affecting errors. This cross-sectional survey investigated the relationship between mindfulness and athletes' impulsive behavior. We sampled 403 athletes from youth training centers, universities,...
Healthcare
October 10, 2023
Liang Li, Longjun Jing, Yang Liu et al.
Injured athletes often face performance challenges upon returning to the field, influenced by external factors and negative emotions. This study investigates how mindfulness is associated with perfectionism, exercise self-efficacy, and competitive state anxiety in athletes recovering from injuries. Using snowball sampling and convenience sampling methods with a cross-sectional dataset of 359...
Frontiers in Psychology
August 29, 2023
Yiwei Tang, Longjun Jing, Yang Liu et al.
Introduction: It is a well-documented psychological phenomenon for athletes to experience abnormal performance on the field, often called choking. Negative emotions such as perceived stress and state-trait anxiety have been linked to this phenomenon. In an effort to delve into the intricate relationship between mindfulness and state-trait anxiety among athletes susceptible to choking, this...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
September 1, 2022
Yiwei Tang, Yang Liu, Longjun Jing et al.
Usually, both external environmental factors and internal psychological factors affect the self-efficacy of athletes returning to sports after an injury. Based upon COR theory, this study investigated mindfulness interventions’ effects on competitive state anxiety and burnout in injured athletes who are returning to sports. The study was conducted in South China from March to April 2022. The...