ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Readiness for competition across sports and genders: a study on psychological skills intervention.
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- The impact of mindfulness intervention on emotion regulation in athletes: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effects of different sport psychology interventions on anxiety in competitive athletes: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- A cognitive-affective pathway from socially prescribed perfectionism to athlete burnout: the roles of fear of failure and competitive state anxiety in Chinese athletes.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Psychological readiness is essential for athletic performance, particularly under competitive pressure. While physical training remains critical, growing evidence supports the role of psychological interventions in enhancing motivation and managing pre-competition anxiety. This study, grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), evaluates the effects of a structured 4-week psychological program on athletes' motivation and anxiety levels. Materials and methods: A total of 512 athletes (210 individual-sport, 302 team-sport; 280 women, 232 men) completed the Sport Motivation Scale-II (SMS-II) and the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) before and after a 4-week intervention. The program included goal-setting, visualization, mindfulness, and team cohesion sessions, delivered by certified sport psychologists and applied by coaches. Data were analyzed using mixed ANOVAs, t-tests, Bonferroni correction, and effect size estimates (Cohen's Results: Post-intervention results showed substantial improvement in intrinsic, integrated, and identified motivation, alongside decreases in introjected and external regulation and amotivation ( Conclusion: A brief psychological intervention can significantly improve motivational regulation and competitive readiness across diverse athlete groups. These findings highlight the value of integrating mental skills training into routine sport preparation and support the implementation of scalable, evidence-based psychological programs.
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