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.