¿Puede el Mindfulness causar un efecto positivo en la actividad deportiva profesional?: una revisión sistemática
Juan José Delmás Macías, David Peris-Delcampo
TEMPUS PSICOLÓGICO August 10, 2025 DOI: 10.30554/tempuspsi.8.2.5298.2025 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Systematic review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Athletes |
| Intervention | Mindfulness |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Psycinfo Rigour Athletes Mental health Physical activity Psychotherapist Clinical psychology Applied psychology Medline Physical therapy |
| Key findings | Mindfulness practice generally improves athletes' mental and physical well-being, helping to control stress and attention, and may prevent and treat mental health problems. |
Abstract
A systematic review is presented, using the PRISMA method, on the impact of Mindfulness on sports performance. The PUBMED, SCIENCEDIRECT and PSYCINFO databases are used. Various aspects such as nutrition, physical and psychological training are examined. After the corresponding filters, 12 final studies from 2018 to 2023 are analysed. The results, in general, show that the practice of Mindfulness improves the mental and physical well-being of athletes, helping to control stress and attention. In addition, it could prevent and treat mental health problems. However, greater rigour is suggested in some research designs and a better understanding of how psychological benefits translate into concrete improvements in sports performance.
Comparable studies
Other systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being Diverse adult clinical populations | 2014 | Meta-analysis | n = 3,515 |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management in Healthy People: A Review and Meta-Analysis Healthy subjects | 2009 | Systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis. Nonclinical groups of adult meditators | 2012 | Meta-analysis | n = 163 |
| Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse Adults with recurrent depression in full or partial remission | 2016 | Meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized controlled trials | n = 1,258 |
| Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials | 2011 | Systematic review |