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Notes
- Abstract:
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the mindfulness meditation training program for sport 2.0 as an intervention to reduce levels of stress and burnout using a single case study approach in a burned out college athlete, and to gain a greater understanding of the experience of a mindfulness meditation program for a burned out athlete. The sample included one burned out athlete by determination of the athlete burnout questionnaire (ABQ). Comparisons of pre- and post- test scores were evaluated for the ABQ and the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). The Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (REST-Q) was completed at the start of each week during the intervention for tracking of the participant’s experience. In order to gain a greater understanding of the participants’ experience, a qualitative analysis of a post-intervention interview was also completed. Results indicated that the mindfulness meditation training program reduced symptoms of athlete burnout. The participant went from ABQ scores pre-intervention indicating burnout to scores not indicative of burnout on two of the three sub-scales. Results from the RESTQ were also in alignment with results of the ABQ with a reduced trend of Burnout Emotional/Physical Exhaustion on the sport specific stress subscale, and an increased trend of Burnout Personal Accomplishment on the sport specific recovery subscale. Further, pre-post comparisons of the MAAS indicated that the mindfulness meditation program helped the athlete become more mindful. Finally, results of meaning units extracted from the post-intervention interview revealed present moment, learning, response, and integration as general themes that characterized the experience of a mindfulness meditation program for a burned out athlete. The practical implications of this study suggest mindfulness meditation training programs can benefit college student-athletes by increasing their skill in being mindful as well as helping athletes to recover from feeling burned out.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2018.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-62).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Edward Mark Wilding. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- GV347.W55 2018_WildingEdwardMark ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- GV347.W55 2018 ( lcc )
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