Mindfulness and its relationship to athletic orientation among distinguished high school students in the city center of Mosul

Abstract

Mindfulness is among the most important psychological variables that have played a major role in research and study on different samples and wide areas of scientific and cognitive applications in educational and psychological research. Sports orientation is also one of the topics covered by sports psychology, as athletes have different motivations when participating in sports. Therefore, the problem was identified in the need to explain the importance of the psychological aspect of distinguished students participating in school sports activities through the application of current research variables, and the extent of their impact on the health, psychological, and physical condition, enhancing positive energy, and continuing to excel both scientifically and athletically. Therefore, the goal of the research is to identify the degree of Mindfulness and the dimensions of sports orientation among the distinguished high school student athletes in the city center of Mosul, as well as identifying the correlation between Mindfulness and the dimensions of sports orientation among the distinguished high school student athletes in the city center of Mosul. The study was conducted on a research sample of distinguished high school students participating in school sports activities in the city of Mosul, numbering (50) students. The Mindfulness scale was used by (Al-Zubaidi 2012) and the sports orientation scale prepared by (Al-Dailimi 2021). The researchers used statistical methods measured in the system (spss) to obtain the research data, which included (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, sample t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, percentage, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient). After obtaining the validity and stability of the measurement tools in the current research, the two scales were applied to the members of the research sample, and the Reaching a number of conclusions and recommendations, as follows:  My distinguished high school students, members of the research sample, enjoy a good level of Mindfulness, with the presence of motivational desire among the members of the research sample through a good level of sports orientation. There is a positive relationship between the variables of Mindfulness and the dimensions of sports orientation. Among the members of the research sample. The researchers recommended: Conducting other studies and research on the variables of Mindfulness and the dimensions of sports orientation and on a sample of student athletes, whether in individual or team sports. Strengthening sports orientation among middle and middle school students