POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND MENTAL HEALTH IN SKATERS DURING COVID-19 CONFINEMENT

Authors

  • León- Zarceño E PhD in Psychology. Lecturer in Sport Psychology. Department of Behavioural Sciences and Health. Miguel Hernández University (Spain)
  • Moreno-Tenas A Psychologist. Lecturer in Sport Psychology. Department of Behavioural Sciences and Health. Miguel Hernández University (Spain)
  • Manchón J Psychologist. Lecturer in Sport Psychology. Department of Behavioural Sciences and Health. Miguel Hernández University (Spain)
  • Quiles Marcos Y PhD in Psychology. Lecturer in Sport Psychology. Department of Behavioural Sciences and Health. Miguel Hernández University (Spain)
  • Quiles Sebastián, M.J PhD in Psychology. Lecturer in Sport Psychology. Department of Behavioural Sciences and Health. Miguel Hernández University (Spain)
  • García-Naveira A PhD in Psychology. Profesor de Psicología Universidad Villanueva (Spain)

Keywords:

COVID-19, Athletes, Mental Health, Coping, Emotions

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the emotional state, habits and routines (measured through an ad-hoc questionnaire), personality traits (LOT-R, PFRS and COPE-28) and mental health (EBP and GHQ-12) of 71 Spanish high-performance skaters (38 men and 33 women) during COVID-19 confinement. The results indicate a good adaptation of the athletes at the cognitive, emotional and behavioural levels during the confinement. Skaters stand out for optimism, resilience and an active coping style, which may be positive regulators of the behavioural response. Distress is associated with lower resilience and greater avoidance coping. Women presented worse emotional response and greater difficulty to sleep than men. It was concluded that the athletes examined presented a positive profile that makes them cope adequately with confinement, in which potential gender differences need to be considered

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Published

2023-06-02

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 90 (2023): Vol. 23, No. 90, junio / June 2023

Section

Articles