2023, Vol. 10, Issue 4, Part D

Objective: To compare and analyze the difference between sedentary and sports-engaging children through five facets of mindfulness.

Methodology: The purpose of the research was to conduct a comparative evaluation to analyze the difference between children living sedentary lifestyles with that of regular participating children, through five-facet mindfulness questionnaires by Baer et al. (2006). A total of 54 male subjects were selected for the above two-mentioned groups from Gwalior city, by using the random sampling technique. All the participants who were engaged in sports were participants of the All-India National Level. Five facets of mindfulness were taken in this study as an I.V. (Independent Variable) and D.V. (Dependent Variable) were the participants of the two groups assigned for the current study. The test was measured on the five-facet mindfulness questionnaire by Baer et al. (2006). Subjects were acknowledged about the test and its very functioning beforehand the test took place.

Conclusion: From the evaluation of the test results on SPSS 25 by Descriptive statistics and independent t-test. It was found that children who participated in regular sports activity have shown a significant difference at a 0.05 level of significance on all the five facets of mindfulness.