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22-04-2022 | Mood Disorders | Original Article

The relationship between mindfulness and self-rated performance in student-athletes: the mediating role of depression, anxiety and stress

Authors: Emre Ozan Tingaz, Serdar Solmaz, Meryem Altun Ekiz, Murat Atasoy

Published in: Sport Sciences for Health | Issue 2/2023

Abstract

The effect mechanism of mindfulness on athletic performance is still trying to be understood. In the present study, we examined the mediating role of depression, anxiety, and stress in the relationship between mindfulness and self-rated performance.Three hundred sixty-three student-athletes (61.2% male, 38.2% female, M_age = 21.47, SD = 3.30) were asked to fill the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport (MIS), the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), and the Self-rated Performance Questionnaire. While mindfulness was positively related to athletic performance, it was negatively related to depression, anxiety, and stress. The relationship between mindfulness and athletic performance was partially mediated by depression, anxiety, and stress. While the cross-sectional design does not permit causal inferences, these findings raise the possibility, in this population, that mindfulness may positively affect perceived performance by reducing depression, anxiety, and stress.

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Title: The relationship between mindfulness and self-rated performance in student-athletes: the mediating role of depression, anxiety and stress
Authors: Emre Ozan Tingaz
Serdar Solmaz
Meryem Altun Ekiz
Murat Atasoy
Publication date: 22-04-2022
Publisher: Springer Milan
Keywords: Mood Disorders
Affective Disorder
Anxiety
Published in: Sport Sciences for Health / Issue 2/2023
Print ISSN: 1824-7490
Electronic ISSN: 1825-1234
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-022-00935-y

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