ERIC Number: EJ1472584
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
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Mindfulness Training Is Associated with Improved Quality of Life in Female Collegiate Athletes
S. Anderson1,2; K. Haraldsdottir3; J. Sanfilippo4; C. McGehee4; A. Watson1,3,5
Journal of American College Health, v73 n3 p865-870 2025
Objective: To examine the effects of a mindfulness intervention on health-related quality of life in female Division I collegiate athletes. Participants 135 female collegiate athletes, ages 18-23 years Methods: Health related quality of life (HRQoL) was reported twice/year in approximately January and July from January 2017 to 2020 with the 12-question Veterans Rand survey (VR-12). Twenty-three of the participants received a 6-week, in-person, group mindfulness training in spring 2019, while 112 did not. Results: A significant interaction between time and mindfulness was identified with respect to the mental component score of the VR-12 of the VR-12 (MCS; [beta] = 3.86 ± 1 0.56, p = 0.012) but no significant relationships were identified with respect to time (pre-mindfulness: [beta] = -2.36 ± 1.38, p = 0.074), mindfulness (yes: [beta] = -2.26 ± 1.54, p = 0.14) or season (winter: [beta] = -0.84 ± 0.57, p = 0.14). With respect to the physical component score (PCS), no significant relationships were identified with respect to time (pre-mindfulness: [beta] = -1.09 ± 1.21, p = 0.37), mindfulness (yes: [beta] = 1.30 ± 1.31, p = 0.32), season (winter: [beta] = 0.50 ± 0.50, p = 0.32), or the interaction between time and mindfulness ([beta] = 0.35 ± 1.36, p = 0.80). Conclusions: Among female collegiate athletes, mindfulness training is associated with significant improvements in mental HRQoL, but not physical HRQoL.
Descriptors: Metacognition, Intervention, Quality of Life, Females, College Athletics, College Students, Athletes, Program Effectiveness, Time, Training
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; 2Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; 3Watson Human Performance Laboratory, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; 4Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; 5Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Sports Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA