Martiny, L.; Dias, G.; Ferreira, J.P.; Mendes, R.; Mendes, R. Flow Training Program: Mindfulness, Decision Making, and Mental Well-Being of Young and Adult Elite Handball Athletes. Sports2024, 12, 160.
Martiny, L.; Dias, G.; Ferreira, J.P.; Mendes, R.; Mendes, R. Flow Training Program: Mindfulness, Decision Making, and Mental Well-Being of Young and Adult Elite Handball Athletes. Sports 2024, 12, 160.
Martiny, L.; Dias, G.; Ferreira, J.P.; Mendes, R.; Mendes, R. Flow Training Program: Mindfulness, Decision Making, and Mental Well-Being of Young and Adult Elite Handball Athletes. Sports2024, 12, 160.
Martiny, L.; Dias, G.; Ferreira, J.P.; Mendes, R.; Mendes, R. Flow Training Program: Mindfulness, Decision Making, and Mental Well-Being of Young and Adult Elite Handball Athletes. Sports 2024, 12, 160.
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the effect of a flow training program based on mindfulness applied to young and adult elite handball athletes. A quantitative, quasi-experimental, descriptive data analysis approach was carried out. The sample included 105 athletes (51 female and 54 male). The athletes were divided into two groups: i) experimental (n = 53) and ii) control (n = 52). The results of the repeated ANOVA indicated that the experimental group achieved significant improvements compared to the control group in decision making (n2p=.086), mental well-being (n2p=.045), dispositional flow state (n2p=.103), non-judgment (n2p=.040), refocusing (n2p=.052) and mindful trait in daily life (n2p=.058). In the linear regression test, the factor non-judgment was identified as a predictor of decision making (F(103)=7.99, p=.006) and the predictor for the mental well-being were dispositional flow state (F(102)=29.2, p
Keywords
performance; sports; psychology
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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