The effect of mindfulness on exercise tendency in students with generalized anxiety disorder

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mindfulness on exercise orientation in students with generalized anxiety disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental and was a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the present study was all female high school students in Boroujerd in the academic year 1401-1400, of which 56 were purposefully selected and alternated in two groups of 28 (experimental group and control group) by random assignment. Were. Then, in the pre-test, all subjects completed the sports orientation questionnaires. In the next stage, the experimental group received 8 sessions of 2 hours (one session per week) for 2 months as a group and the control group did not receive any intervention. The obtained data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance and Spss software version 26. The results of post-test research from both groups showed that the scores of exercise tendency in the experimental group in the post-test were significantly higher than the pre-test. Based on the results of the present study, mindfulness training has been effective in increasing the tendency to exercise in students with generalized anxiety disorder.