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4 papers in the library · 7 citations · publishing 2024-2026

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Global Trends in Tai Chi Research: A Bibliometric Analysis.

Sports January 4, 2026 Tzu-Yu Huang, Wei-Li Hsieh, Kai-Yuan Cheng et al. 1 citation

Tai Chi has evolved into a widely used mind-body practice increasingly incorporated into complementary therapy, rehabilitation, and public health. This study provides an updated global bibliometric overview, with VOSviewer mapping publication performance, co-authorship networks, and keyword-based thematic clusters. Articles and reviews with Tai Chi-related terms in the title were retrieved from...

DOI: 10.3390/sports14010014 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Taichi Traditional chinese exercises Complementary medicine Mind–body exercise +1

Associations of Yoga as a Mind-Body Exercise and Its Components with Spiritual and Subjective Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Evidence for Potential Distress Prevention.

Sports January 4, 2026 Orsolya Cseh, Vera Klier, István Karsai et al.

Yoga is increasingly practiced worldwide and is associated with diverse physical and mental health benefits, yet its spiritual dimensions remain underexplored in empirical research. This study investigated the relationship between the weekly frequency of practicing specific yoga components and levels of spiritual well-being and subjective well-being (SuWB). A total of 335 Hungarian adults (mean...

DOI: 10.3390/sports14010013 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Mental health Spiritual well-being Subjective well-being Yoga components

Mental Resilience and Mindfulness in Athletes: A Preliminary Study Across Sports and Experience Levels

Sports October 1, 2025 S. Stoyanova, Nikolay Ivantchev, Teodor Gergov et al.

It is important to study if and how athletes’ mental resilience and mindfulness are connected, because both could promote mental health, as well as facilitate coping with stress and successful athletic performance. It was hypothesized that mental resilience and mindfulness would correlate, and also that mental resilience and mindfulness would differ in both means and correlation strength...

Flow Training Program: Mindfulness, Decision Making, and Mental Well-Being of Young and Adult Elite Handball Athletes.

Sports June 7, 2024 Luis Martiny, Gonçalo Dias, José Pedro Ferreira et al. 6 citations

This study aimed to analyze the effect of a flow training program based on mindfulness applied to young and adult elite handball athletes. A quantitative, quasi-experimental, descriptive data analysis approach was carried out. The sample included 105 athletes (51 female and 54 male). The athletes were divided into two groups: (i) experimental (n = 53) and (ii) control (n = 52). The results of...

DOI: 10.3390/sports12060160 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Awareness Non-judgment Perception Performance +3