Psychological Evaluation of the Quarantine-Induced Stress During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Among Athletes
SOREN Student Sports & Health Open Researches e-Journal: New-Approaches,
Vol. 2 No. 1 (1400),
11 Khordad 2021
,
Page 7-16
https://doi.org/10.22037/soren.v2i1.34691
Abstract
Background and aim: Lifestyle changes as a result of the global outbreak of COVID-19 have overshadowed athletes and have had psychological consequences. The aim of the current study is psychological evaluation of the quarantine-induced stress during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak among athletes.
Methods: This study is descriptive-analytical and was cross-sectionally carried out. The statistical population of the study was all professional and amateur athletes in the country that 389 people were selected as a sample using the snowball sampling method (79 children from 8 to 12 years old, 143 adolescents from 13 to 17 years old, 167 adults aged 18 to 67). The measuring instruments were the revised Impact of Event Scale (IES). Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (One-way ANOVA) were used to analyze the research data.
Results: Results showed that there is no significant difference between children and adolescents in terms of gender, geographical area, type of sport, and level of competition. There was a significant difference between the genders for perceived stress impact total score (TS; p=0.02) and also in arousal and avoidance behavior only in adults, with higher scores in women (p=0.021). Between individual and team sports, significant differences were found in TS (p=0.010) and arousal (p=0.032), with higher results in individuals. Elite athletes scored significantly higher in arousal (p=0.002). Significant differences were found between gender in adolescents for avoidance behavior (p=0.009), and between competitive levels in children, for annoying thoughts (p=0.001).
Conclusion: This evidence raises our awareness of the psychological distress effects of COVID-19 lockdown among athletes, and suggested applying special protocols for the well-being and health of athletes during the start of their sports activities, depending on gender, type of sport, and level of competition.
- Psychological, Stress, Quarantine, Covid -19
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