Key result
Resuming sports post-lockdown is linked to lower perceived stress in female but not male coaches.
Why the study?
Perceived stress and sport mental health were investigated in Italian coaches during the rebooting of sport activities following the first COVID-19 lockdown period.
Does the rebooting of sport activities after COVID-19 lockdown affect perceived stress levels in Italian coaches compared to the lockdown period?
Observational (n=237)
Does the rebooting of sport activities after COVID-19 lockdown affect perceived stress levels in Italian coaches compared to the lockdown period?
The rebooting of sport activities after the COVID-19 lockdown was associated with decreased perceived stress in female coaches, with older age and psychological well-being predicting lower stress.
May inform gender-specific stress support for coaches post-disruption; hypothesis-generating without causal inference.
Perceived stress in Italian coaches and sport mental health were investigated during the rebooting of sport activities following the first COVID-19 lockdown period. A sample of 237 coaches from various sports were asked to answer the Italian version of the Perceived Stress Scale and the Sport Mental Health Continuum, together with reporting of demographic information. Coaches? perceived stress levels were compared with data collected during the lockdown period. Women showed a significant decrease in their perceived stress levels compared to the lockdown period, whereas this was not true for men. Hierarchical regression indicated that, during the rebooting phase, increased age of coaches and their psychological well-being experienced in sporting contexts (a sport mental health dimension) were predictive of decreased perceived stress levels. Practical implications for practitioners working in this field are discussed in the conclusions.
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Santi et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Perceived stress (n=237). Rebooting of sport activities vs. First COVID-19 lockdown period was evaluated on Perceived stress levels. Rebooting of sport activities following the first COVID-19 lockdown was associated with a significant decrease in perceived stress levels among female coaches, but not male coaches.
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