RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED STRESS AND ANXIETY ABOUT GETTING COVID-19: A STUDY ON ELITE BOXERS

• Autor(a) principal: Özyol, Emre Kaan
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Kaynak, Kerimhan
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Synesis (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ucp.br/seer/index.php/synesis/article/view/2284
• topic: Boxer; Perceived stress; Covid 19; Anxiety

In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between elite athletes' perceived stress and fear levels of contracting the new type of Covid-19 virus. This research was carried out on elite boxers at the national team level. The population of the study consisted of 800 athletes at the level of national teams. The sample group consisted of 160 randomly selected athletes from this universe. Personal information form created by the researchers, Perceived Stress Scale in the literature and New Type Coronavirus (Covid-19) Anxiety Scale were used as data collection tools. The data obtained were analyzed in a computer environment. Variables were expressed using mean, standard deviation, percentage and frequency values. Correlation analysis was applied to reveal the relationships between the scales. For the significance level of the tests, p<0.05 and p<0.01 were accepted. As a result, a significant and positive relationship was found between perceived stress and the total score of anxiety about contracting the corona virus and the sub-headings of individual anxiety and socialization anxiety of the scale. This situation is thought to be due to the fact that athletes are constantly at home during the pandemic period and try to train in restricted situations affect their fitness.