A Combined Sleep Hygiene and Mindfulness Intervention to Improve Sleep and Well-Being During High-Performance Youth Tennis Tournaments

Lever, JR; Murphy, AP; Duffield, R; Fullagar, HHK

A Combined Sleep Hygiene and Mindfulness Intervention to Improve Sleep and Well-Being During High-Performance Youth Tennis Tournaments

Lever, JR Murphy, AP Duffield, R Fullagar, HHK

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Publisher:: Human Kinetics
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2020, pp. 1-9
Issue Date:: 2020

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dc.contributor.author	Lever, JR
dc.contributor.author	Murphy, AP
dc.contributor.author	Duffield, R
dc.contributor.author	Fullagar, HHK
dc.date.accessioned	2020-08-11T22:41:22Z
dc.date.available	2020-08-11T22:41:22Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2020, pp. 1-9
dc.identifier.issn	1555-0265
dc.identifier.issn	1555-0273
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/142054
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p><jats:italic><jats:bold>Purpose</jats:bold>:</jats:italic> To investigate the effects of combined sleep hygiene recommendations and mindfulness on actigraphy-based sleep parameters, perceptual well-being, anxiety, and match outcomes during high-performance junior tennis tournaments. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Methods</jats:bold>:</jats:italic> In a randomized crossover design, 17 high-performance junior tennis players completed the baseline, control, and intervention (INT) conditions across 3 separate weeks. The baseline consisted of unassisted, habitual sleep during a regular training week, and the control was unassisted sleep during a tournament week. The players attended a sleep education workshop and completed a nightly sleep hygiene protocol during a tournament week for the INT. Analysis was performed on the weekly means and on the night prior to the first match of the tournament (T-1). <jats:italic><jats:bold>Results</jats:bold>:</jats:italic> Significant differences were observed for increased time in bed, total sleep time, and an earlier bedtime (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic> < .05) across the INT week. These parameters also significantly improved on T-1 of the INT. A moderate effect size (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic> > .05, <jats:italic>d</jats:italic> > 1.00) was evident for decreased worry on T-1 of the INT. Small effect sizes were also evident for improved mood, cognitive anxiety, and sleep rating across the INT week. The match performance outcomes remained unchanged (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic> > .05). <jats:italic><jats:bold>Conclusions:</jats:bold></jats:italic> Sleep hygiene INTs increase the sleep duration of high-performance junior tennis players in tournament settings, including the night prior to the tournament’s first match. The effects on perceptual well-being and anxiety are unclear, although small trends suggest improved mood, despite no effect on generic match performance outcomes.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Human Kinetics
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1123/ijspp.2019-1008
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 1116 Medical Physiology, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Sport Sciences
dc.title	A Combined Sleep Hygiene and Mindfulness Intervention to Improve Sleep and Well-Being During High-Performance Youth Tennis Tournaments
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
utslib.for	1116 Medical Physiology
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2020-08-11T22:41:11Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

Abstract:

Purpose: To investigate the effects of combined sleep hygiene recommendations and mindfulness on actigraphy-based sleep parameters, perceptual well-being, anxiety, and match outcomes during high-performance junior tennis tournaments. Methods: In a randomized crossover design, 17 high-performance junior tennis players completed the baseline, control, and intervention (INT) conditions across 3 separate weeks. The baseline consisted of unassisted, habitual sleep during a regular training week, and the control was unassisted sleep during a tournament week. The players attended a sleep education workshop and completed a nightly sleep hygiene protocol during a tournament week for the INT. Analysis was performed on the weekly means and on the night prior to the first match of the tournament (T-1). Results: Significant differences were observed for increased time in bed, total sleep time, and an earlier bedtime (P < .05) across the INT week. These parameters also significantly improved on T-1 of the INT. A moderate effect size (P > .05, d > 1.00) was evident for decreased worry on T-1 of the INT. Small effect sizes were also evident for improved mood, cognitive anxiety, and sleep rating across the INT week. The match performance outcomes remained unchanged (P > .05). Conclusions: Sleep hygiene INTs increase the sleep duration of high-performance junior tennis players in tournament settings, including the night prior to the tournament’s first match. The effects on perceptual well-being and anxiety are unclear, although small trends suggest improved mood, despite no effect on generic match performance outcomes.

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