Sport Performance Enhancement
Evaluation of Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE): A New Approach to Promote Flow in Athletes
#1 Abstract
The construct of mindfulness appears to be compatible with theories of flow and peak performance in sport. The present study assessed how Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE), a new 4-week program, affected flow states, performance, and psychological characteristics of 11 archers and 21 golfers from the community. Participants completed trait measures of anxiety, perfectionism, thought disruption, confidence, mindfulness, and flow. They additionally provided data on their performances and state levels of mindfulness and flow. Analyses revealed that some significant changes in dimensions of the trait variables occurred during …show more content…
Two different sports were chosen for this study and they were archery and golf. They chose these two sports because athletes involved in self-paced, closed-skill, objectively scored sports were thought to benefit most from MSPE. Both archers and golfers agreed to participate in a 4-week mental training workshop in mindfulness meditation designed to improve performance.
#3 Research Questions and Hypotheses
Research by Kaufman and Glass and Arnkoff state that self-paced, closed-skill, objectively scored sports requiring a high degree of mental focus and fine motor movement would allow for an optimal analysis of the efficacy of MSPE. (Kaufman, Glass, Arnkoff 2009).
#4 Methods
The participants used for the study were a total of 32 recreational athletes in the Washington, DC are. 11 of the participants were archers and 21 were golfers. In addition, 23 of the participants were men and 9 of the participants were women. The participants were predominantly Caucasian, but also included one African American, one Asian/Pacific Islander, and one Hispanic/Latino. The participants ages ranged from 18 to …show more content…
Thought Occurrence Questionnaire for Sport (TOQS), contains 17 items and assess the cognitive interference or thought disruption that athletes experience during competition. Each item is rated 1-7, 1 being almost never and 7 being very often. Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS), a 39 question assessment designed to assess the tendency to be mindful in daily life, with 1 being never or very rarely true to 5 being very often or always true. Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2), a 36 item measure of tendency to experience flow during physical activity ranked 1-5, with 1 being never to 5 being
#1 Abstract
The construct of mindfulness appears to be compatible with theories of flow and peak performance in sport. The present study assessed how Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE), a new 4-week program, affected flow states, performance, and psychological characteristics of 11 archers and 21 golfers from the community. Participants completed trait measures of anxiety, perfectionism, thought disruption, confidence, mindfulness, and flow. They additionally provided data on their performances and state levels of mindfulness and flow. Analyses revealed that some significant changes in dimensions of the trait variables occurred during …show more content…
Two different sports were chosen for this study and they were archery and golf. They chose these two sports because athletes involved in self-paced, closed-skill, objectively scored sports were thought to benefit most from MSPE. Both archers and golfers agreed to participate in a 4-week mental training workshop in mindfulness meditation designed to improve performance.
#3 Research Questions and Hypotheses
Research by Kaufman and Glass and Arnkoff state that self-paced, closed-skill, objectively scored sports requiring a high degree of mental focus and fine motor movement would allow for an optimal analysis of the efficacy of MSPE. (Kaufman, Glass, Arnkoff 2009).
#4 Methods
The participants used for the study were a total of 32 recreational athletes in the Washington, DC are. 11 of the participants were archers and 21 were golfers. In addition, 23 of the participants were men and 9 of the participants were women. The participants were predominantly Caucasian, but also included one African American, one Asian/Pacific Islander, and one Hispanic/Latino. The participants ages ranged from 18 to …show more content…
Thought Occurrence Questionnaire for Sport (TOQS), contains 17 items and assess the cognitive interference or thought disruption that athletes experience during competition. Each item is rated 1-7, 1 being almost never and 7 being very often. Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS), a 39 question assessment designed to assess the tendency to be mindful in daily life, with 1 being never or very rarely true to 5 being very often or always true. Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2), a 36 item measure of tendency to experience flow during physical activity ranked 1-5, with 1 being never to 5 being