A study of illustration and mindfulness exercises on sports by male students aged 10-15 years

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1 PhD Student. Sports Psychology, Faculty of physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran: Iran.

2 M.A. Sports Psychology, Faculty of physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran: Iran

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate imaging and mindfulness exercises on sports anxiety in male students aged 10-15 years. Data were evaluated by Shapiro-Wilk test to check the normality of data distribution. The research samples were divided into three groups: control, illustration and mindfulness, and two experimental groups (illustration and mindfulness) were intervened. Martens Competitive Anxiety Questionnaire (1990) was filled out by the subjects before and after the intervention. Shapiro-Wilk test was used to check for normality and combined analysis of variance test with the help of Spss software version 25 was used to check for intra-group and inter-group changes. The results showed that all interventions reduced physical and cognitive anxiety. The mindfulness group had a greater decrease in physical and cognitive anxiety but the imaging group did not differ significantly in any of the research variables. The mindfulness group had a greater decrease in physical and cognitive anxiety and their self-confidence scores were higher than the imaging and control group; Therefore, the use of mindfulness and illustration exercises in students' sports programs can play a key role in reducing their sports anxiety.

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Sociology and lifestyle management
Volume 7, Issue 17 - Serial Number 17
September 2020
Pages 32-46

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  • Receive Date: 12 May 2021
  • Revise Date: 10 August 2021
  • Accept Date: 15 August 2021

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