Integrating the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment framework with Self-Determination Theory principles to promote Need-Supportive Sport Coaching

IF 3.3 2区心理学 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Psychology of Sport and Exercise Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102893

Tomer Gutman , Dalit Lev-Arey , Amihai Gottlieb , Ricardo Tarrasch

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Abstract

Need-supportive sport coaching, rooted in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), aims to fulfill athletes' psychological needs, enhancing both performance and well-being. However, existing interventions aim to foster it, often take educational position and fail to address the emotional challenges faced by coaches. This study introduces the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) framework as a foundation for fostering a Need-Supportive Coaching style, based on a reflective thematic qualitative analysis of coaches' experiences. In Phase 1, 12 youth basketball coaches and four competitive climbing coaches participated in a MAC-based intervention program, incorporating its principles into their coaching practices. Insights from this phase informed Phase 2, which involved 10 basketball coaches in a MAC-based intervention integrated with SDT principles, conceptualized as The Mindful Coach program. Both interventions consisted of eight weekly sessions focusing on mindfulness exercises, personal values exploration, and acceptance training, with the second phase also including strategies to support athletes' psychological needs. A qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews generated three core themes: (1) contextual factors supporting the intervention's impact (“I was actually looking forward to the sessions”), (2) enhanced self-awareness and self-regulation (“I pause and think about how I want to behave”), and (3) improved relational skills and sensitivity to athletes' experiences (“Promoting athletes' flourishing”). These findings highlight the potential of integrating MAC and SDT principles to enhance sport coaching. However, the homogeneous sample in this study underscores the need for further exploration.

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整合正念-接受-承诺框架与自我决定理论原则以促进需要支持型运动教练。

需求支持型运动教练根植于自我决定理论（SDT），旨在满足运动员的心理需求，提高运动员的表现和幸福感。然而，现有的干预措施旨在培养它，往往采取教育的立场，未能解决教练面临的情感挑战。本研究在对教练经验进行反思性专题定性分析的基础上，引入了正念-接受-承诺（MAC）框架，作为培养需求支持型教练风格的基础。在第一阶段，12名青少年篮球教练和4名竞技攀岩教练参与了一项基于mac的干预计划，并将其原则融入到他们的教练实践中。这一阶段的见解为第二阶段提供了信息，第二阶段涉及10名篮球教练，他们进行了基于mac的干预，并结合了SDT原则，被概念化为“正念教练”项目。两种干预措施都包括每周8次的专注于正念练习、个人价值观探索和接受训练，第二阶段还包括支持运动员心理需求的策略。半结构化访谈的定性分析产生了三个核心主题：(1)支持干预影响的背景因素（“我实际上很期待这些会议”），(2)增强自我意识和自我调节（“我暂停并思考我想要如何表现”），以及(3)提高关系技能和对运动员经历的敏感性（“促进运动员的繁荣”）。这些发现强调了整合MAC和SDT原则来提高运动教练的潜力。然而，本研究中的同质样本强调了进一步探索的必要性。

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Psychology of Sport and Exercise 医学-心理学

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6.40

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5.90%

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172

审稿时长

69 days

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