Psychological effects of confinement by COVID-19 in rowing competitors

ABSTRACT

The period of confinement due to the Covid-19 virus has not only affected the general population, but also sport in general. The objective of this study was to investigate the emotional and adaptive consequences of rowers who compete nationally and internationally. A quantitative descriptive study was carried out with a non-probabilistic sample, based on convenience sampling, known as a snowball. One hundred and ninety-three rowers who competed nationally and internationally participated in the study, with an average age of 19.49 years. The results showed that the rowers reacted with more unpleasant moods than the rowers. It was also found that stressful thoughts were associated with states of greater anxiety, anger or depressive feelings, while the best training conditions and the acceptance of confinement rules were inversely associated with negative mood states. Linear regression analysis showed that stressful thoughts, along with behavior and motivation problems during lockdown, predicted the level of total mood disturbance.