Examination of the Anxiety of Catching the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Elite Athletes and Sedentaries: Examination of the Anxiety of Catching the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Elite Athletes and Sedentaries

Gönül  TEKKURŞUN DEMİR; Celal BULĞAY; Ozan Veli ÇAKIR; Işık  BAYRAKTAR; Ebru ÇETİN

doi:10.46661/ijeri.5332

Authors

Gönül TEKKURŞUN DEMİR Gazi University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2451-5194
Celal BULĞAY Gazi University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4026-9883
Ozan Veli ÇAKIR Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
Işık BAYRAKTAR Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
Ebru ÇETİN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46661/ijeri.5332

Keywords:

Sport, Athletes, Sedentaries, COVID-19, Novel Coronavirus, Anxiety

Abstract

The present study aims to examine the anxiety to catch COVID-19 from the viewpoint of elite athletes and sedentaries based on different variables. The Individual Anxiety sub-dimension of the Athlete’s Anxiety to Catch the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Scale was applied. According to the study results, athletes had lower levels of anxiety to catch COVID-19 compared to sedentaries. It was concluded that female participants had higher levels of anxiety compared to male participants. It was also determined that female elite athletes also had higher levels of anxiety compared to male elite athletes. When the anxiety to catch COVID-19 was examined by age group, it was observed that elite athletes under the age of 19 had significantly lower levels of individual anxiety compared to other age groups. Additionally, it was found that male elite athletes had lower levels of anxiety compared to male sedentaries.

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