The Effect of Mindfulness training on Anxiety and physical mental toughness in 19-25 year old female athletes.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Mindfulness training on anxiety and physical mental toughness in 19-25 year old female athletes.

the method used in this study was quasi-experimental and also according to the length of time the research was conducted cross-sectional and in terms of using the obtained results. The research design was pre-test-post-test with an experimental group (mindfulness practice) and a control group. For this purpose, 40 female athletes from khoramabad city were selected as volunteers and randomly divided into experimental (n = 25) and control (n = 25) groups. In the pre-test phase, participants completed the questionnaires of competitive state anxiety and mental toughness. The intervention consisted of 6 sessions of 90-minute mindfulness exercises for the experimental group. The control group performed its usual activities. After the intervention, the participants completed the questionnaire again.

The data were analyzed by covariance test. Results of this study showed that mindfulness training had a significant effect on competitive anxiety (p = 0.001) and mental strength (p = 0.001) in female athletes.

Overall, the results of this study showed that mindfulness intervention increased mental toughness and reduced competitive girls'' anxiety.