Evaluation of Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE): A New Approach to Promote Flow in Athletes

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Mindfulness meditation training for sport (MMTS) intervention: Impact of MMTS with division I female athletes (2014, background): “…mindfulness increased and sport-related worries decreased for runners in the MSPE program (De Petrillo et al., 2009), while reduction in somatic anxiety, thought disruption and increases in sport confidence, dispositional optimism and mindfulness occurred for golfers (Kaufman et al., 2009).”
Mindfulness and acceptance approaches to sporting performance enhancement: a systematic review (2017, methodology): “…1:1 with weekly phone or email, unclear dose, 190 min practice/week prescribed Exploratory outcomes (ABQ, Stress Energy Scale, daily concentration rating) Kaufman et al. (2009)c 32 (9 female) archers & golfers aged 52.19 (18–76) years from USA; recreational MSPE, manualised treatment with…”
The Experiential Incompatibility of Mindfulness and Flow Absorption (2015, background): “Kaufman, Glass, and Arnkoff (2009) also showed that a mindfulness intervention could enhance flow in sport (Jackson & Eklund, 2002).”
One year follow-up of mindful sport performance enhancement (MSPE) with archers, golfers, and runners. (2011, unknown): “The results of the present study further add to the body of literature suggesting that mindfulness and acceptance-based sport psychology interventions lead to increases in mindful attention and awareness (e.g., De Petrillo et al., 2009; Kaufman et al., 2009; Schwanhausser, 2009).”