Zhong Zhangyi, Jiang Hongyu, Wang Huilin, Liu Yang
School of Physical Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, China.
School of Business, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2024 May 14;15:1404680. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1404680. eCollection 2024.
Athletes, due to frequent physical interactions in competitive sports, are prone to impulsive behavior. Impulsive behavior is a prevalent psychological factor in sports, often leading to performance-affecting errors. This cross-sectional survey investigated the relationship between mindfulness and athletes' impulsive behavior.
We sampled 403 athletes from youth training centers, universities, sports academies, and clubs in China using convenience and snowball sampling. Using AMOS v23, we analyzed the data with a structural equation model.
Our structural equation model confirmed that mindfulness and self-regulation inversely correlate with impulsive behavior, while social evaluation anxiety positively correlates with impulsive behavior. Furthermore, self-regulation and social evaluation anxiety serve as intermediaries in the link between mindfulness and impulsive behavior.
This research suggests introducing mindfulness meditation practices in competitive settings to improve athletes' social evaluation anxiety and enhance their self-regulation abilities, thereby boosting their psychological health and curbing impulsive behavior.
由于在竞技体育中频繁的身体接触，运动员容易出现冲动行为。冲动行为是体育领域中一种普遍存在的心理因素，常常导致影响表现的失误。这项横断面调查研究了正念与运动员冲动行为之间的关系。
我们采用便利抽样和滚雪球抽样的方法，从中国的青少年训练中心、大学、体育院校和俱乐部中抽取了403名运动员。使用AMOS v23软件，我们用结构方程模型对数据进行了分析。
我们的结构方程模型证实，正念和自我调节与冲动行为呈负相关，而社会评价焦虑与冲动行为呈正相关。此外，自我调节和社会评价焦虑在正念与冲动行为之间的联系中起中介作用。
本研究建议在竞技环境中引入正念冥想练习，以改善运动员的社会评价焦虑，增强他们的自我调节能力，从而促进他们的心理健康并抑制冲动行为。
