A5013402997- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Sports Performance and Training
- Sports injuries and prevention
Warneford Hospital
2024
University of Oxford
2021-2024
The COVID-19 pandemic created stressors that raised the likelihood of elite athletes experiencing mental health problems. Understanding how individual traits promote resilience is key to offering treatments specific this population. This prospective study explores relationship between mindfulness skills, resilience, and athletic identity on anxiety depression. initial assessment was during first UK lockdown April-May 2020 (T1), second return competition July-August (T2). sample 160 rugby...
Mental health and well-being is a relatively under-researched area in rugby, especially outside the elite men's game. Evidence suggests that physical activity sports benefit mental well-being, rugby provides health-enhancing moderate-to-vigorous activity.