IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MINDFULNESS AMONG INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM GAME PLAYERS OF RAMA UNIVERSITY

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Jasmi Johnson, Deepak Suwalka, Anjani Devi Nelavala, S.Sumiya, Akurathi Mary Madhuri, Minu S R

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Objectives of the current study were To assess the mindfulness of the team game players of Rama University, To assess the mindfulness of the individual game players of Rama University, To compare the mindfulness of the team and individual game players of Rama University A total of one hundred and fifty (N=100) sportsperson (50 team and 50 individual sport) were randomly selected for the purpose of the study. The age group of the subjects ranged from 17-25 years. The subjects were selected from different colleges of Rama University, with minimum State level participation in their respective sports. The mean age of the subjects was found to be 21 (+SD) years. For assessing the selected variable, Mindfulness Inventory for Sport (MIS) developed by Thienot, Jackson, Dimmock, Grove, Bernier, and Fournier (2014) was used. The collected data was analyzed by computing Independent sample t test. The results shows that A significant difference has been found in the variable Mindfulness (9.21") and its sub scales Awareness (4.71), Non Judgmental (6.21") and Refocusing (6.99"). The mean values of the Mindfulness and its sub scales shows that Individual sports players were having more mindfulness as compared to individual sports.

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