Self- and Team-Efficacy Beliefs of Rowers and Their Relation to Mindfulness and Flow

Abstract

The present study explored self- and team-efficacy beliefs in rowers, examining the relations between efficacy beliefs, mindfulness, and flow. Fifty-eight rowers from nine teams completed sport-specific measures of self- and team-efficacy, along with questionnaires assessing mindfulness, flow, sport anxiety, and sport confidence. Self- and team-efficacy were significantly related to mindfulness, dispositional flow, and sport confidence. In addition, both self-efficacy and sport confidence mediated the association between both total mindfulness (and the describe dimension of mindfulness) and the challenge-skill balance dimension of flow. These results provide indirect support for a proposed model, which suggests that mindfulness may positively impact the integral challenge-skill balance aspect of flow in athletes through self-efficacy.

Mindfulness and mental toughness among provincial adolescent female hockey players

“…More specifically, mindful athletes may be less inclined to becoming embroiled in unproductive attempts at cognitive and behavioural self-regulation. [9][10] There appears to be value in implementing mindfulness interventions that have been shown to be effective in other sports within provincial adolescent hockey. [8,10,15] The analyses of variance indicate that different levels of mindfulness are associated with differing levels of mental toughness across provincial female adolescent hockey players.…”

“…[9][10] There appears to be value in implementing mindfulness interventions that have been shown to be effective in other sports within provincial adolescent hockey. [8,10,15] The analyses of variance indicate that different levels of mindfulness are associated with differing levels of mental toughness across provincial female adolescent hockey players. More specifically, those participants classified as having high levels of mindfulness reported greater global mental toughness, as well as superior control compared to participants classified within the moderate, medium and low mindfulness categories.…”

Futbol Hakemlerinin Öz-Yeterlik Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi

“…The literature search reveled a limited number of studies for referee self-efficacy with some studies on self-efficacy of athletes and coaches (Feltz & Magyar, 2006;Pineau & Glass, 2014). The concept of self-efficacy is regarded to have a very important role for athletes, trainers, and managers, and that the same situation applies to the referees (Feltz and Lirgg, 2001;Gill, 2004).…”

Effects of Mindfulness Practice on Performance and Factors Related to Performance in Long-Distance Running: A Systematic Review

“…Mindfulness is considered to potentially influence physiological and psychological states through various processes, such as bare attention, experiential acceptance, non-attachment, or clarity about one's internal life (Moore, 2009). Most conventional psychological skills training interventions aim to change dysfunctional thoughts and emotions (Pineau et al, 2014). In contrast, mindfulness focuses on altering the relationship to physiological and psychological states.…”