| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 195-198 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Sport Psychology in Action |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Oct 2019 |
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In: Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, Vol. 10, No. 4, 02.10.2019, p. 195-198.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards a contextual approach to athletic performance enhancement
T2 - Reflections, perspectives, and applications
AU - Zhang, Chun Qing
AU - Baltzell, Amy
N1 - Funding Information: 195 198 © 2019 Association for Applied Sport Psychology 2019 Association for Applied Sport Psychology National Natural Science Foundation of China 31800948 Chun-Qing Zhang's contribution to this editorial was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31800948). Traditionally, mental training in sport and performance realms has mainly been based on the psychological skills training (PST) procedures which include assumptions of changing, replacing, and eliminating negative thoughts for performance enhancement (Gardner & Moore, 2004 ). The contextual approach of changing the relationship with self and context was not part of the theory-to-practice paradigm. With the pioneering publication of the intervention protocol of the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment approach in sport (MAC; Gardner & Moore, 2007 ), mindfulness, and acceptance approaches started to become adopted by researchers and practitioners in sport context, which also include the self-compassion training for athletes (e.g., Mosewich, Crocker, Kowalski, & DeLongis, 2013 ). Several mindfulness and acceptance based intervention programs were developed such as the Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE; Kaufman, Glass, & Pineau, 2018 ) and the Mindfulness Meditation Training for Sport (MMTS; Baltzell & Summers, 2018 ). Empirical evidence on the effectiveness of the interventions has been preliminarily established including increased mindfulness, flow, and performance, and decreased competitive anxiety (Noetel, Ciarrochi, Van Zanden, & Lonsdale, 2017 ). To inform future research and applied practice, it is time to take stock of what we have accomplished during the past 15 years in terms of reflections, perspectives, and applications of the contextual approach to athletic performance enhancement. The current special issue of the Journal of Sport Psychology in Action , which includes eight papers, indeed serves this purpose.
PY - 2019/10/2
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U2 - 10.1080/21520704.2019.1643613
DO - 10.1080/21520704.2019.1643613
M3 - Editorial
AN - SCOPUS:85075128764
SN - 2152-0704
VL - 10
SP - 195
EP - 198
JO - Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
JF - Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
IS - 4
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