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Although mindfulness interventions have been increasingly applied in sport psychology, their effects on athletes\u2019 emotion regulation have not been comprehensively evaluated. This meta-analysis therefore examined the effects of mindfulness interventions on emotion regulation among athletes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seven eligible studies involving 273 participants were synthesized to evaluate the effects of mindfulness interventions on athletes\u2019 emotion regulation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Mindfulness interventions produced a statistically significant, moderate effect on athletes\u2019 emotion regulation (Hedges\u2019\n                      <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u202f0.81, 95% CI [0.51, 1.11],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;\u202f0.0001). Egger\u2019s regression test was not statistically significant (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;gt;\u202f0.05); however, this finding provides limited reassurance because the test has low statistical power when fewer than 10 studies are included.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The overall estimate was based on only seven studies, and the direct comparison between Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment training and Psychological Skills Training was based on only three studies. The findings should therefore be considered preliminary and require confirmation in larger, higher-quality randomized controlled trials. Future research should examine diverse athlete populations and intervention conditions to clarify how mindfulness-based and traditional psychological training approaches contribute to athletes\u2019 emotion regulation and psychological functioning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Systematic review registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      PROSPERO. Registration number: CRD420261340782.\n                      <jats:ext-link>https:\/\/www.crd.york.ac.uk\/PROSPERO\/view\/CRD42026134078<\/jats:ext-link>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1875000","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,23]],"date-time":"2026-07-23T04:34:28Z","timestamp":1784781268000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The impact of mindfulness intervention on emotion regulation in athletes: a meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Jiaxuan","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Jiangsu Normal University","place":["Xuzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiaxi","family":"Lu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sports Operation and Management, Guangxi College of Sports Education","place":["Nanning, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dongmei","family":"Fang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Jiangsu Normal University","place":["Xuzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1701631","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1701631","article-title":"Readiness for competition across sports and genders: a study on psychological skills intervention","volume":"16","author":"Alecu","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. 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