Survey of Life Quality and Self-confidence of Athletes and Non-athletes Women in Kermanshah during the Outbreak of COVID-19 Virus
SOREN Student Sports & Health Open Researches e-Journal: New-Approaches,
Vol. 2 No. 3 (1400),
21 December 2021
,
Page 22-27
https://doi.org/10.22037/soren.v2i3.36906
Abstract
Background and aim: These days, in addition to high activity indoors, the outbreak of COVID-19 virus may also cause physical inactivity in women. Due to the importance of women's exercise, the aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life and self-confidence of athletes and non-athletes women in Kermanshah during the outbreak of COVID-19 virus.
Methods: This research method was descriptive and survey type. The statistical population of this study consisted of women in Kermanshah. The sample size was 384 according to the Morgan table. The sampling method was simple random. The measurement tools in this study included the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire consisting of 26 questions whose subscales were: physical health, mental health, social relations, environmental health, and a general score. The Eysenck’s (1979) self-confidence test consists of 30 general context questions on the type of adjustment stability versus emotional instability. The validity of the questionnaires was reviewed and approved by 10 professors of sports management. The reliability of the questionnaires was also confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test. The data analysis was done with descriptive and inferential statistics (Kolmogorov-Smirnov and independent t-test) using SPSS20 software.
Results: The results showed that the quality of life as well as self-confidence in athletes’ women and women who exercise at least 3 days a week was significantly higher than inactive women.
Conclusion: It is recommended, especially for women who have neglected exercise due to their busy work at home during the COVID-19 virus outbreak, to devote part of their time to physical activity.
- Quality of Life
- Women
- Athlete
- Non-athlete
- Kermanshah
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