Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
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Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Mindfulness Inventory for Sport (MIS)

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Authors

Vali Ollah Kashani 1
Mansoureh Mokaberian 2
Elahe Mostafaifar 3

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran

3 MSc of Motor Behavior, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jmlm.2017.135776.994
Abstract
 
Mindfulness is a cognitive process during which the mindful persons focus their attention to experience feelings and incidents happening in the present moment within or around themselves. The aim of this study was to determine validity and reliability of the Persian version of Mindfulness Inventory for Sport. For this purpose, 150 athletes with different levels of skills in 7 sport fields, individual and team, were selected by cluster random sampling method and completed the Persian version of this inventory. The method of the research was as follows: firstly, using translation-back translation method, translate accuracy of the Persian version of this inventory was confirmed. Confirmatory factor analysis based on structural equation modeling was used to determine construct validity of this Persian version. Cronbach alpha coefficient was used to determine internal consistency and intra-class correlation coefficient under test-retest method was used to study temporal reliability of items. The results showed that first-order (RMSEA=0.042, CFI=0.97 and TLI=0.96) and second-order (RMSEA=0.042, CFI=0.97 and TLI=0.96) confirmatory factor analyses, Cronbach alpha coefficients (ɑ=0.79) and intra-class correlation (0.85) of the Persian version of Mindfulness Inventory for Sport supported 3-factor and 15-item structure of this inventory and confirmed validity and reliability of this inventory.

Keywords

Mindfulness
non-judgment
refocusing
validation
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Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
Volume 9, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Autumn 2017
Pages 423-443

  • Receive Date 23 November 2015
  • Revise Date 07 December 2016
  • Accept Date 26 November 2016

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