Document Type : Original article
Authors
- Amir Hossien Mehrsafar 1
- Ali Moghadamzadeh 2
- Hassan Gharayagh Zandi 3
- Miguel Angel Serrano Rosa 4
- Fazlollah Bagherzadeh 5
1 Ph.D. student in Sport Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical education and Sport science, university of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
4 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
5 Associate Professor of Motor Behavior, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of mindfulness intervention on perceived stress and salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA) levels of elite wrestlers during the competition period. Methods: 20 male elite freestyle wrestlers (age: 22.36±2.38) participated in this study and were randomly assigned to experimental (mindfulness-based intervention) and control groups. Two official competitions were used as pre-test and post-test. Perceived stress was measured by the short version of Perceived stress scale. Awakening and competitive levels of salivary immunoglobulin A were evaluated using the ELISA method. The experimental group participated in 8-week mindfulness intervention (two sessions per week). Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and independent t-test. Results: The results showed that after the 8 weeks of intervention, perceived stress was reduced in the experimental group. Hoewer, the awakening and competitive levels of immunoglobulin A did not show a significant difference compared to the control group from pre-test to post-test. Conclusion: In general, it can be concluded that mindfulness intervention can be a strategy to reduce the perceived stress in elite wrestlers during the competition period. Future studies with larger samples with other disciplines can better demonstrate the comprehensiveness of the results.
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