Effectiveness of brief mindfulness training for athletes' mood: The moderating effect of burnout.
Fengbo Liu, Qingyang Yu, Shichang Cai, Zhantao Feng, Ning Li
Acta Psychologica May 1, 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104960 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 60 |
| Population | Athletes |
| Intervention | Mindfulness training |
| Duration | One month (March 6, 2024 to April 6, 2024) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Athlete Brief mindfulness Burnout Moderating effect Mood |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key findings | Brief mindfulness training significantly improved mindfulness and reduced burnout and negative mood in athletes, with burnout moderating the training's effect on mood. |
Abstract
To explore the impact of brief mindfulness training on athletes' mood and the moderating effect of burnout between them. This study has employed the mixed experimental design of 2 (experimental conditions) × 2 (time points), randomly assigned 60 athletes into a mindfulness training group and a control group (30 athletes in each group), and selected the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Profile of Mood States (POMS), and Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ) to conduct separate tests before and after mindfulness training. The recruitment period began on March 6, 2024 and ended on April 6, 2024. The results show that: (1) in the pretest, the differences between the mindfulness training group and the control group in the levels of mindfulness, mood, and burnout are not statistically significant; (2) in the posttest, compared with those of the control group, the FFMQ score (p < 0.001) of the mindfulness training group improves significantly, while both the ABQ score (p = 0.040) and the POMS score (p = 0.003) of the mindfulness training group decline significantly; and (3) the Bootstrap analysis of the moderating effect shows that the regression model is significant (R2 = 0.355, ΔR2 = 0.079, F = 6.10, p = 0.017), and the regression coefficient of group×ABQ pretest is statistically significant. The results of this study reveal the effectiveness of brief mindfulness training on athletes' mood and which types of athletes can benefit more from mindfulness training, which provide an empirical basis for intervening on mood.
Comparable studies
Other randomized controlled trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Healthy employees in a work environment | 2003 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 41 |
| Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2000 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 145 |
| Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Working adults | 2008 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 139 |
| Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation Undergraduate Chinese students | 2007 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 40 |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Replication and Exploration of Differential Relapse Prevention Effects. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2004 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 73 |
Citations in the library
Cites 7
- Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice 2004
- Mindfulness and psychological process. Emotion February 1, 2010
- The Role of Trait and State Mindfulness in Cognitive Performance of Male Adolescents Psychology Research and Behavior Management September 1, 2023
- The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Stress and Burnout in Nurses Journal of Holistic Nursing May 17, 2021
- Mindfulness Mechanisms in Sports: Mediating Effects of Rumination and Emotion Regulation on Sport-Specific Coping Mindfulness May 3, 2017
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