Applying mindfulness training to enhance the mental toughness and emotional intelligence of amateur basketball players.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to examine the feasibility and effect of a mindfulness-training program on the mental resilience and emotional intelligence of amateur basketball players.
Results Summary
Mindfulness scores significantly increased in the intervention group compared to controls, with improvements in mental resilience and emotional intelligence, including all their component sub-scores.
Population
Thirty male amateur basketball players from Tehran, Iran.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mindfulness-training program | increase | Mindfulness scores | amateur basketball players | - | significantly greater | #1 |
mindfulness-training program | increase | overall MT | amateur basketball players | - | increased | #2 |
mindfulness-training program | increase | all of the component sub scores of MT | amateur basketball players | - | increased | #3 |
mindfulness-training program | increase | emotional intelligence | amateur basketball players | - | increased | #4 |
mindfulness-training program | increase | all of its components of emotional intelligence | amateur basketball players | - | increased | #5 |
OBJECTIVES: Mindfulness is a proven treatment in clinical settings. Our objective was to examine the feasibility and effect of a mindfulness-training program on the mental resilience and emotional intelligence of amateur basketball players. METHODS: This was a parallel-group, pre- and post- test, randomised controlled trial. Thirty male amateur male basketball players from Tehran, Iran, were assigned randomly into experimental and control groups ( RESULTS: Mindfulness scores were significantly greater in the intervention group than in the controls following training. The intervention also increased overall MT and all of the component sub scores. The same applied to emotional intelligence and all of its components. CONCLUSIONS: These findings may have implications on sport mindfulness training in increasing the MT and emotional intelligence of athletes.