Mindfulness in Athlete Health and Performance

Our work evaluates the impact of mindfulness training on well-being, quality of life, performance, and injury risk. In addition, we are evaluating the influence of remote mindfulness training on patient-reported outcomes, mental health, fear of re-injury, and return to sport rates after ACL reconstruction and hip arthroscopy.

Anderson, S., Haraldsdottir, K., Sanfilippo, J., McGehee, C., & Watson, A. (2025). Mindfulness training is associated with improved quality of life in female collegiate athletes. Journal of American College Health, 73(3), 865-870.

 

Harris, T., Sanfilippo, J., Haraldsdottir, K., Anderson, S., & Watson, A. (2024). Changes in Quality of Life Among Collegiate Athletes During COVID-19. Sports Health, 16(2), 204-208.

 

Haraldsdottir, K., Sanfilippo, J., Anderson, S., Steiner, Q., McGehee, C., Schultz, K., & Watson, A. (2024). Mindfulness practice is associated with improved well-being and reduced injury risk in female NCAA division I athletes. Sports health, 16(2), 295-299.

 

Economou, P. J., McGehee, C., Torres, C., Anderson, S., & Sanfilippo, J. (2024). Acceptability of Mindfulness With National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Student-Athletes: A Pilot Study. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 1(aop), 1-13.

 

Haraldsdottir, K., Anderson, S., Sanfilippo, J., McGehee, C., & Watson, A. M. (2023). Mindfulness Training and Health-Related Quality of Life in Male NCAA Division I Athletes. medRxiv, 2023-03.

 

Anderson, S. A., Haraldsdottir, K., & Watson, D. (2021). Mindfulness in athletes. Current sports medicine reports, 20(12), 655-660.