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Perceptions of Injured Athletes after Eight Weeks of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program

Athanasios Pappous, Warhel Asim Mohammed, Dinkar Sharma

Journal of Psychological Research May 27, 2021 DOI: 10.30564/jpr.v3i2.3130 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Qualitative study Peer reviewed
Population Injured athletes
Intervention Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Duration 8 weeks
Topics Meditation
Key findings The authors report that injured athletes described five themes from their MBSR experience: reconnecting with the body, reconnecting with the mind, passivity of MBSR as opposed to athletic praxis, group versus self-guided MBSR, and acceptance of pain. They suggest MBSR can benefit injured athletes during sport rehabilitation, while calling for more research on mindfulness meditation's therapeutic role with this group.

Abstract

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been extensively applied as a clinical intervention by researchers’ who have made on-the-spot decisions research as part of their practice. This research was provided via a knowledge transfer of 8 weeks of MBSR based on the original MBSR version. The main objective of this study was to offer a qualitative explorative insight into the perceived experience of participating in a MBSR program for injured athletes. A semi structured interview was conducted with each injured athlete who participated in this study. A thematic analysis was applied to explore the themes which emerged from injured athletes’ experience after 8 weeks of participation in a MBSR program. Five themes emerged from injured athletes’ attitudes towards MBSR: 1) Reconnecting with the body, 2) Reconnecting with the mind, 3) Passivity of MBSR as opposed to the athletic praxis, 4) Group versus self-guided MBSR, 5) Acceptance of pain. These different themes are presented and discussed below. This particular qualitative exploratory investigation was based on injured athletes’ experiences in this study; MBSR can benefit them during the sport rehabilitation process. As such, the findings will promote scientific understanding about the effectiveness of MBSR as a clinical intervention. It should also be noted that, more investigation is required to find out about the role of mindfulness meditation in terms of therapeutic aspects with injured athletes.

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