Mindfulness and task complexity

Pages: 1535-1538
H. K. Chhabra and Nidhi Barthwal (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh)

Mindfulness refers to being aware of and attentive to the momentary occurrence of events both internally and externally by calmly observing and attending to one’s thoughts, sensations and feeling at the present moment (Brown & Ryan, 2003; Yildirim & Dark, 2018). It is the state of attentiveness in which an individual becomes conscious of the present moment (Good et al., 2015). Dual-tasking is explained as the process of executing two tasks at the same time (Pashler, 2000). Multitasking refers to the shifts in attention that place the person’s focus on a different tasks (Biemann & Kearney, 2010). The objective of the study was to observe the differences between mindfulness groups with regard to their performance under different task conditions. The sample comprised of 100 girl students in the age range of 15-18yrs (Mean age-16.5). ANOVA revealed interesting interplay between mindfulness and the different tasks conditions.