M.A. Thesis:

The Effect of Mindfulness Training on Executive Function and Commitment to Exercise in Gymnastics Teenage Boys in Sabzevar.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mind-awareness on executive functions and commitment to exercise in gymnastics athletes. The method of this research is descriptive and correlational according to the subject and objectives of the research, and the data collection was applied field and in terms of using the results. The statistical population of this study was teenage gymnastics workers in Khorasan Razavi province, Sabzevar County. The research method was based on the comparison of the intervention group with the control group. The statistical population of the study includes all boys gymnasts of Sabzevar city with age range of 10 to 13 years old who were volunteered to participate in the study after obtaining a formal license from Sabzevar Sports and Youth Department. To select the research samples, the company's satisfaction form was used in the research, mental health and physical activity forms and activity history. All athletes had at least 3 years of regular gymnastic activity and were physically and mentally healthy. None of the people had a history of attending psychological classes and had their first experience. Students were divided into intervention and control groups, which included the practice of mindfulness training, according to the protocol of Dept. & Co. (2009), which included raisin training, meditation sessions focusing on breathing, body checking, walking meditation, yoga exercises and Sports meditation and homework were conducted. Finally, the intervention and control group evaluated executive functions and commitment to practice. The effectiveness of mind-awareness on executive function was also used from three Stroop tests, a computer test of the Tower of London. SPSS software was used to analyze the data of the questionnaire and P was less than 0.5. The findings of this study showed that mindfulness exercises not only improve performance in gymnasts but also improve the commitment to practice in these athletes.

Keywords: Mindfulness,Executive functions,Commitment to practice