A comparative study on mindfulness among different sports persons

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to find out and compare the mindfulness status among different sports persons belonging to different individual and team sports. Materials & Methods: The Mindfulness status of forty seven (Individual Sports – 22 and Team Sports - 25) sports persons of Visva-Bharati University has been assessed through modified Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) (Brown and Ryan, 2003). ‘t’test has been used to compare the mindfulness status of the sports persons belonging to individual and team sports. Result: No significant differences found between the sports persons belonging to individual and team sports. Conclusion: Irrespective of individual or team sports every sports persons have similar kind of mindfulness status, because to participate and excel at the highest level of sports competition every sports persons has to undergo physical as well as mental training programme.