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Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and the abilities of mixed martial arts fighters: A cognitive approach.
Mini dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/58584 Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and the abilities of mixed martial arts fighters: A cognitive approach. Maree, David J.F. Wu, Andley (I-Ta) Mindfulness Cognition Mixed martial arts Performance enhancement Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire UCTD Mini dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria 2016. As mindfulness is often synonymous with equanimity, the intensity of competitive mixed martial arts serves as an ideal domain in exploring the underlying cognitive process of mindfulness in enhancing performance. Within the past two decades, interest has peaked in the positive outcomes that mindfulness produces in alleviating negative symptoms in health and clinical settings. Little research exists however in exploring the cognitive processes involved in producing the potential benefits of performance enhancement. The aim of the study was to gain a better understanding of the underlying cognitive processes involved in the workings of mindfulness; exploring whether increased levels of mindfulness would be positively correlated with increased martial arts ability. Using correlational analysis and standard multivariate regression, the participating fighters’ (n=46) levels of mindfulness were analysed in relation to their mixed martial artist’s ability. Results from correlational analysis showed that overall mindfulness was positively correlated with mixed martial arts ability, as a result confirming the study’s primary hypothesis. Results from standard multivariate regression further identified a fighter’s age as being a significant predictor for mixed martial arts ability. Psychology MA Unrestricted 2017-01-20T10:20:14Z 2017-01-20T10:20:14Z 2017 2016 Mini Dissertation Wu, A. 2016, Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and the abilities of mixed martial arts fighters: A cognitive approach., MA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58584> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58584 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria and its author. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Mindfulness Cognition Mixed martial arts Performance enhancement Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire UCTD Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and the abilities of mixed martial arts fighters: A cognitive approach. |
| title | Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and the abilities of mixed martial arts fighters: A cognitive approach. |
| title_full | Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and the abilities of mixed martial arts fighters: A cognitive approach. |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and the abilities of mixed martial arts fighters: A cognitive approach. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and the abilities of mixed martial arts fighters: A cognitive approach. |
| title_short | Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and the abilities of mixed martial arts fighters: A cognitive approach. |
| title_sort | exploring the relationship between mindfulness and the abilities of mixed martial arts fighters a cognitive approach |
| topic | Mindfulness Cognition Mixed martial arts Performance enhancement Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58584 |