Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement

Research and Publications

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We have been studying MSPE® since 2005.  Below is a list of our MSPE publications to date, which describe the science behind this exciting mindfulness-based mental training program.  ​​

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• Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Pineau, T. R. (2018). Mindful sport performance enhancement: Mental training for athletes and coaches. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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• Minkler, T. O., Zizzi, S. J., & Follmer, D. J. (in press). The role of readiness and dosage in predicting outcomes of a mindful sport performance enhancement intervention with U.S. college student-athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.  

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• Hut, M., Minkler, T. O., Glass, C. R., Weppner, C. H., Thomas, H. M., & Flannery, C. B. (2023). A randomized controlled study of mindful sport performance enhancement and psychological skills training with collegiate track and field athletes. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 35, 284-306.

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• ​​Hut, M., Glass, C. R., Degnan, K. A., & Minkler, T. O. (2021). The effects of mindfulness training on mindfulness, anxiety, emotion dysregulation, and performance satisfaction among female student-athletes: The moderating role of age. Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1, 75-82.  

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• Minkler, T. O., Glass, C. R., & Hut, M. (2021). Mindfulness training for a college team: Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness from within an athletic department. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 33, 609-626.

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• Glass, C. R., Pineau, T. R., Kaufman, K. A., Gardner, F., Moore, Z., & Baltzell, A. (2020). Clarifying the mindfulness muddle: A response to Wilson and Gearity's book review of three popular mindfulness interventions. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 11, 138-141.

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• Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Pineau, T. R. (2020). Mindful sport performance enhancement (MSPE). In I. Ivtzan (Ed.), Handbook of mindfulness-based programmes (pp. 173-190). New York: Routledge.

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• Spencer, A., Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Pineau, T. R. (2020). Mindful sport performance enhancement in action: A case study with an elite football academy. In K. Henriksen, C. Larsen, & J. Hansen (Eds.), Mindfulness and acceptance in sport: How to help athletes perform and thrive under pressure (pp. 127-141). New York: Routledge. 

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• Glass, C. R., Spears, C. A., Perskaudas, R., & Kaufman, K. A. (2019). Mindful sport performance enhancement: Randomized controlled trial of a mental training program with collegiate athletes. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 13, 609-628.

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• Pineau, T. R., Glass, C. R., Kaufman, K. A., & Minkler, T. O. (2019). From losing record to championship season: A case study of mindful sport performance enhancement (MSPE). Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 10, 244-254.

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• Mistretta, E. G., Glass, C. R., Spears, C. A., Perskaudas, R., Kaufman, K. A., & Hoyer, D. (2017). Collegiate athletes' expectations and experiences with mindful sport performance enhancement. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 11, 201-221.​

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• Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Pineau, T. R. (2016). Mindful sport performance enhancement (MSPE): Development and applications. In A. Baltzell (Ed.), Mindfulness and performance (pp. 153-185). New York: Cambridge University Press.

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• Pineau, T. R., Glass, C. R., & Kaufman, K. A. (2014). Mindfulness in sport performance. In A. Ie, C. T. Ngnoumen, & E. J. Langer (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell handbook of mindfulness (Vol II, pp. 1004-1033). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons.

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• Pineau, T. R., Glass, C. R., Kaufman, K. A., & Bernal, D. R. (2014). Self- and team efficacy beliefs of rowers and their relation to mindfulness and flow. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 8, 142-158.​​​​

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• Thompson, R. W., Kaufman, K. A., De Petrillo, L. A., Glass, C. R., & Arnkoff, D. B. (2011). One year follow-up of mindful sport performance enhancement (MSPE) with archers, golfers, and runners. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 5, 99-116. ​

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• Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Arnkoff, D. B. (2009). Evaluation of mindful sport performance enhancement (MSPE): A new approach to promote flow in athletes. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 3, 334-356.

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• De Petrillo, L. A., Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Arnkoff, D. B. (2009). Mindfulness for long-distance runners: An open trial using mindful sport performance enhancement (MSPE). Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 3, 357-376.​​

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