Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

Effectiveness of Mindfulness Exercises on Theory of Mind in Adolescent Female Chess Players

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mehdi Asghari 1
Roghayeh Kiyani 2
Mahsa Ghahramani 3
1 MSc of Clinical Psychology, Tabriz branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahar, Iran.
3 MSc of Sport psychology, Tabriz branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
10.48308/mbsp.2022.227058.1114
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the impact of mindfulness exercises on theory of mind in adolescent female chess players.
Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was used, with pre-test and post-test measurements. Thirty female chess players from East Azarbaijan province were selected using convenience sampling. Participants completed the Happe Mind Theory Questionnaire (1994) and were randomly assigned to either an experimental group, which underwent 8 sessions of 45-minute mindfulness exercises, or a control group, which did not participate in any educational activities. Both groups completed the Happe Mind Theory Questionnaire (1994) again after the training sessions, and analysis of covariance was used to compare the groups at a significance level of p<0.05.
Results: The results indicated that mindfulness exercises had a positive and significant effect on theory of mind in adolescent female chess players.
Conclusion: This study suggests that mindfulness training can enhance theory of mind and cognitive abilities in chess players.
 
Keywords
Mindfulness
Theory of Mind
Female Chess Players
Subjects
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Sports Psychology
Volume 16, Issue 1
2024
Pages 190-204

  • Receive Date 04 May 2022
  • Revise Date 19 July 2022
  • Accept Date 09 September 2022