Sport Psychology and Mindfulness: A Bibliometric Analysis (2007-2024)

Authors : Hatice Deveci Şirin
Pages : 424-439
Doi:10.15314/tsed.1743917
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Publication Date : 2025-12-31
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Mindfulness has been deeply influencing and restructuring psychotherapy approaches in recent years. Scientific production in the field of sport psychology has also frequently addressed mindfulness-based concepts and approaches. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of academic research on the topic by using bibliometric analysis and bibliographic visualization maps to assess the growing interest in the field of mindfulness in sport psychology over the last 17 years. The study included 176 publications indexed in the WoS database between 2007 and 2024. Within the scope of the research, data on the scientific production on mindfulness in the field of sport psychology and the intellectual structure of the field were collected and systematically analyzed. A bibliometric research methodology was applied to understand the contributions of keywords, authors, institutions, journals and topics that shape the evolution of the field. Tables and graphs were created under four main headings, namely (I) Analysis of Scientific Production, (II) Contribution of the Main Authors, (III) Frequently Cited Documents, (IV) Country and Region Contributions, in order to reveal the scientific production performance of the study area. In order to reveal the intellectual structure of the study area, tables and maps were created under three main headings: (I) Author Keyword Co-Occurrence Network, (II) Co-citation Network of Cited Authors, (III) Co-citation Network of Scientific Journals. The research findings are presented by using figures, tables and two-dimensional visual maps by analyzing comprehensive information about the subject area. Within the scope of the research results, it is possible to determine the current areas of interest and research potential related to mindfulness in the field of sport psychology.
Keywords : bibliyometri, spor psikolojisi, bilinçli farkındalık, bibliyometrik harita, eş atıf, eş oluşum

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