The effectiveness of mindfulness exercises based on acceptance and commitment on the Personality characteristics and emotional intelligence of athletes 14-18 years old

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness exercises based on acceptance and commitment to the Personality characteristics and emotional intelligence of athletes aged 14-18. The research was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population was the martial arts athletes of Qom who were active in 1402. Among them, 50 people were selected using the available sampling method and were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Emotional intelligence questionnaires, the Emotional Intelligence Scale (SSREI) by Schott and colleagues (1998), and (NEO-FFI) by Costa and McCree (1985) were used to collect information. The data obtained from this research were analyzed using multivariate covariance analysis. The findings showed that by controlling the effect of the pre-test, there was a significant difference between the post-test of the experimental group and the control group in the psychological profile and emotional intelligence (P<0.001). Therefore, it can be concluded that mindfulness exercises based on acceptance and commitment were effective on the emotional intelligence and psychological profile of athletes.