The relationship between China university basketball association athletes’ mindfulness, self-efficacy in sports training, and training competition satisfaction: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Key Points

• To explore how mindfulness influences training competition satisfaction directly and indirectly through self-efficacy in sports training.
• Conducted cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses among university basketball athletes
• Measured levels of mindfulness, self-efficacy, and training competition satisfaction
• Applied statistical methods to assess relationships among variables
• Mindfulness directly correlates with higher training competition satisfaction in athletes
• Self-efficacy serves as a significant mediator between mindfulness and satisfaction
• Findings suggest improved psychological skills in athletes enhance overall satisfaction in training and competition.