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Mindfulness-based interventions for competitive anxiety in athletes: the moderating role of control type-Preliminary evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kaiming Chen, Yiran Xing

Front Psychol May 28, 2026 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1832397 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Systematic review and meta-analysis Peer reviewed
Population Athletes
Intervention Mindfulness-based interventions
Topics Anxiety Meditation
Key findings Mindfulness-based interventions reduce competitive anxiety in athletes, with the type of control group moderating the effect size.

Abstract

Mindfulness-based interventions for competitive anxiety in athletes: the moderating role of control type-Preliminary evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.