A Study on the Relationship between Mindfulness, Mental Imagery and Subjective Sports Performance Satisfaction

Abstract

This study aims to understand the relationship between Mindfulness, Mental Imagery and Subjective Sports Performance Satisfaction. This study was done on athletes between age of 18 to 30 years who play competitive team sports in State and National Level such Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Cricket with an experience of at least 1 year. The tools used to measure the variables were The Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) by Brown & Ryan (2003), Sport Imagery Ability Questionnaire by Williams & Cumming (2015) and Athlete’s Subjective Performance Scale (ASPS) by Ohad Nahum (2016). The results of the study show that there is a positive correlation between Mental Imagery and Subjective Sport Performance Satisfaction among the athletes. It was further revealed that there is a positive correlation between Mindfulness and Mental Imagery among the athletes. No correlation was found between Mindfulness and Subjective Sports Performance Satisfaction.