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Effect of mindful Meditation on the mindfulness' state, flow state and sport performance

Document Type : Original research study

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1 faculty member

2 faculty member of sport science research institute

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate" The effect of mindful Meditation on the mindfulness' state, flow state and performance in table tennis players. 30 subjects were selected as samples and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The mindfulness inventory for sport, flow State Scale and sport performance tests were used to collect the data. The experience group were under the mindfulness training protocol for six weeks and two sessions weekly. The variance analysis with repeated measurements were used to compare the variables between two groups. The results show that the mindfulness state, flow state and performance, have been globally improved significantly in experimental group compared to the control group. Hence the findings show that the effect of mindful meditation on mindful state, flow state and sport performance, can therefore be used as mediator to improve sport performance along with the other psychological skills

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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 7, Issue 25 - Serial Number 25
September 2018
Pages 89-110
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  • Receive Date: 30 May 2018
  • Revise Date: 15 October 2018
  • Accept Date: 27 October 2018
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