Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Cognitive and Resilience Abilities of Blind Athletes

Document Type : Original research

Authors
Amir Dana 1
Narges Soltani 2
Azam Fathizadan 3
saleh rafiee 4
1 Department of Physical Education, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran
2 MA in General Psychology, Mashhad, Iran
3 Department of Physical Education, Dehaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan, Iran
4 Assistant Professor of Sport Science Research Institute of Iran (SSRI)
10.22089/spsyj.2018.5583.1586
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy on cognitive and resilience abilities of blind athletes. The population included all blind athletes in Golestan, Iran (30 individuals) that were selected by available sampling method. Data were collected using cognitive abilities scale and resiliency scale. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the scores related to cognitive abilities and resilient in post-test among the two experimental and control groups (p<0.01). It can be concluded that the intervention is effective and improves the cognitive ability and resilient of athletes blind, due to the higher mean scores of the experimental group in the post-test phase. Moreover, mindfulness-based therapy as a cognitive-behavioral third wave therapy can be effective in improving the cognitive abilities and resilience of blind individuals in the field of sports competition.
Keywords
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Mindfulness
Cognitive Ability
Resilience
Athlete

Main Subjects

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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 8, Issue 27
April 2019
Pages 143-156

  • Receive Date 02 March 2018
  • Revise Date 06 April 2019
  • Accept Date 05 May 2018