Effects of Mindfulness-Acceptance-Insight-Commitment (MAIC) Training on Stress and Sleep Quality in Elite Swimmers: A Randomized Controlled Mixed-Methods Trial.

Ning Su, Bingyan Zhang, Xiyu Zhou, Jiayu Hu, Wei Liang, Dong Wang

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ning SuSchool of Physical Education, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.

Bingyan ZhangSchool of Physical Education, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.

Xiyu ZhouSchool of Physical Education, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.

Jiayu HuSchool of Physical Education, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.

Wei LiangSchool of Physical Education, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8120-7905

Dong WangSchool of Physical Education, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.

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Guangdong Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science GD23XTY44Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China 24YJC890046

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Abstract

Elite swimmers are exposed to sustained high training loads, early-morning sessions, and restricted recovery opportunities, all of which may increase psychological strain and compromise sleep. This study examined the effects of an 8-week Mindfulness-Acceptance-Insight-Commitment (MAIC) program, embedded within routine high-load training, on athlete-specific psychological stress, subjective sleep quality, and mindfulness in elite swimmers. A randomized controlled mixed-methods design was used. Thirty elite swimmers from a provincial high-performance program in China were randomly assigned to an MAIC group or a usual-practice control group (

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elite swimmersMAICmindfulnessmixed methodspsychological stresssleep quality

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PMID42510189

DOI10.3390/bs16071068

PMCPMC13403746

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