Relationship between Sports Motivation and Mindfulness among College Sports Players in Pakistan

The present study aims to determine the association between motivation mindfulness among college sports players by examining types of motivation from most self determined (intrinsic motivation) to lowest self determined (amotivation) its relation to dispositional mindfulness. A total of 120 college sports players served as participants (90 boys 30 girls).  They filled Sports Motivation Scale Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale with some demographic information.  The demographic characteristics revealed that most of participants were in team sports (80%) playing for last 1-5 years (86%). A significant relationship was found between Intrinsic motivation mindfulness (r = .70**). Regression analysis showed that intrinsic integrated regulations were significantly predicting mindfulness (63% variance). It is interesting to know that in Pakistani colleges more boys participate in sports even in absence of facilities (coach is available to 35% of participants only). Self regulation intrinsic motivation can be utilized to promote the well-being of youth with limited resources available.