Stress and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic among martial arts athletes – A cross-cultural study (original) (raw)

Background and Study Aims: Materials and Methods: Success in sports among athletes on a similar level of skill can depend on individual differences in experienced stress and coping strategies The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many areas of life, including sports The aim of the current study was to verify two hypotheses: (H1) emotional tension, external stress, and intrapsy-chic stress among martial arts athletes will be significantly higher during the height of the pandemic than in the pre-pandemic period;(H2) martial arts athletes will less frequently use problem-focused strategies of coping with stress, such as active coping and planning, during the height of the pandemic The study used the Perception of Stress Questionnaire measuring the following dimensions of stress: emotional tension, external stress, and intrapsychic stress Coping strategies were measured with the Brief COPE questionnaire distinguishing 14 coping strategies Seven hundred and eighty-one athletes (including 11...

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