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The effects of mindfulness training on competition-induced anxiety and salivary stress markers in elite Wushu athletes: A pilot study.

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dc.contributor.authorMehrsafar, A.H.
dc.contributor.authorStrahler, J
dc.contributor.authorGazerani, P.
dc.contributor.authorKhabiri, M.
dc.contributor.authorJaenes-Sánchez, J.C.
dc.contributor.authorMoosakhani, A
dc.contributor.authorMoghadam, A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-31T11:45:24Z
dc.date.available2025-01-31T11:45:24Z
dc.date.issued0019-08-15
dc.descriptionObjective: Due to the impact of stress and related psychophysiological responses on competitive performance, psychological interventions that reduce stress and may thus increase athletic performance need to be evaluated. In this pilot study, the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on competitive anxiety, self-confidence and mindfulness, and autonomic and endocrine stress responses to a competition in elite athletes were explored. Methods: Twenty-six male elite Wushu athletes (N = 26) were randomly assigned to either MBI (8 weeks) or a wait-list control group. Both groups participated in three competitions at baseline, immediately post intervention, and at a 2-month follow-up. Athletes completed the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 prior to the competitions. Saliva, from which the stress markers cortisol (sCort) and alpha-amylase (sAA) were determined, was collected prior to and after competitions as well as after awakening and in the evening of competition days. Results: Repeated measures ANOVAs showed that the MBI group, but not the wait-list control group, demonstrated an increase in self-confidence and mindfulness and a decrease in competitive anxiety from baseline to post intervention (all p < .001, all ɳp2 > 0.39). The MBI group exhibited lower sCort daily levels (p = .001, ɳp2 = 0.332) and lower sCort (p = .013, ɳp2 = 0.121) and sAA responses (p = .022, ɳp2 = 0.119) to the competition after the intervention. Daily sAA was unaffected by the intervention (p = .742, ɳp2 = 0.011). These changes remained stable up to the 2-month follow-up. Conclusions: The present pilot study suggested that mindfulness-based intervention might be associated with a diminished physiological and psychological stress responses to competition. Whether this in turn translates to change in performance needs to be examined in future studies with larger samples. Moreover, different sport activities need to be considered before findings can be generalized.
dc.description.abstractObjetivo: El estrés y sus respuestas psicofisiológicas se relacionan con el rendimiento competitivo, evaluar intervenciones psicológicas que lo reduzcan puede aumentar el rendimiento. Se estudiaron los efectos de una intervención con mindfulness (MBI) sobre la ansiedad competitiva (AComp), autoconfianza (AUT) y las respuestas autonómicas y endocrinas al estrés antes de una competición. Métodos: 26 Atletas masculinos de élite de Wushu asignados aleatoriamente a MBI (8 semanas) o a un grupo control. Ambos grupos participaron en tres competiciones (inicio, tras intervención y a los 2 meses. Se usó el Inventario de Ansiedad Competitiva CSAI-2 antes de las competiciones. En saliva se determinaron marcadores de estrés cortisol (sCort) y alfa-amilasa (sAA), recogido antes y después de las competiciones, y al despertar y la tarde los días de competición. Resultados: Los ANOVAs de medidas repetidas mostraron que el grupo MBI, pero no el grupo de control incrementó la AUT, la atención plena y disminuyó la ansiedad pre-competitiva desde el inicio hasta el final de la intervención (p < 0,001, ɳp 2 > 0,39). El grupo MBI mostró niveles diarios de sCort más bajos (p=.001, ɳp 2 =0.332) y respuestas más bajas de sCort (p=.013, ɳp 2=0.121) y sAA (p=.022, ɳp 2=0.119) a la competición tras intervención. Los cambios son estables 2 meses después. Conclusiones: El estudio sugiere que la intervención con MBI se asociada a menores respuestas de estrés fisiológico y psicológico. Muy innovador es el uso de medidas fisiológicas en este arte marcial, son medidas correlacionan con el cansancio y las lesiones deportivas. De la alfa-amilasa (sAA), hay escasas publicaciones en el ámbito de la Psicología del Deporte (PD), algo más de intervención con MBI, y es pionero con un autor español en un arte marcial chino con movimientos de animales (serpiente…) se relaciona con bienestar, salud y longevidad.
dc.description.sponsorshipAntropología social, psicología básica y salud pública. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
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dc.identifier.citationMehrsafar, A.H., Strahler, J., Gazerani, P., Khabiri, M., Jaenes, J.C., Moosakhani, A. & Moghadam, A. (2019). The effects of mindfulness training on competition-induced anxiety and salivary stress markers in elite Wushu athletes: A pilot study. Physiology & Behavior, 210: 112655. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112655
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112655
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10433/22989
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
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dc.subjectCompetitive anxiety
dc.subjectSalivary cortisol
dc.subjectSalivary alpha-amylase
dc.subjectMindfulness-based intervention
dc.subjectElite athlete
dc.titleThe effects of mindfulness training on competition-induced anxiety and salivary stress markers in elite Wushu athletes: A pilot study.
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