Behind the mask: demedicalising race and mental health in professional football

Bennett, Michael

doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30418-1

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“…As a final note, mindfulness is not proposed as a solution to issues that exist within sport such as racism,96 97 sexual harassment, discrimination or bullying 75 98. Rather, it aims to teach foundational skills that help those in sport manage their thoughts, feelings and behaviour, alongside the need to address systemic problems within elite sport 99…”

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“…[93] Once effectiveness is established, a further phase of research could investigate what works for whom, with attention paid to the diversity of participants, collection of data on ethnicity, gender, sexuality, [94] and common personality characteristics of elite athletes, for example perfectionism, which may be functional in an elite sport context, but considered maladaptive in general life. [38,95] As a final note, mindfulness is not proposed as a solution to issues that exist within sport such as racism, [96,97] sexual harassment, discrimination, or bullying. [75,98] Rather, it aims to teach foundational skills that help those in sport manage their thoughts, feelings and behaviour, alongside the need to address systemic problems within elite sport.…”

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Effect of mindfulness-based programmes on elite athlete mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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ObjectiveTo determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) on the mental health of elite athletes.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sourcesEight online databases (Embase, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane CENTRAL, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses and Google Scholar), plus forward and backward searching from included studies and previous systematic reviews.Eligibility criteria for selecting studiesStudies were included if they were randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared an MBP against a control, in current or former elite athletes.ResultsOf 2386 articles identified, 12 RCTs were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis, comprising a total of 614 elite athletes (314 MBPs and 300 controls). Overall, MBPs improved mental health, with large significant pooled effect sizes for reducing symptoms of anxiety (hedgesg=−0.87, number of studies (n)=6, p=0.017,I2=90) and stress (g=−0.91, n=5, p=0.012,I2=74) and increasing psychological well-being (g=0.96, n=5, p=0.039.,I2=89). Overall, the risk of bias and certainty of evidence was moderate, and all findings were subject to high estimated levels of heterogeneity.ConclusionMBPs improved several mental health outcomes. Given the moderate degree of evidence, high-quality, adequately powered trials are required in the future. These studies should emphasise intervention fidelity, teacher competence and scalability within elite sport.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020176654.

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