Psychological States and Training Habits during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Spanish Basketball Athletes

Jorge Lorenzo Calvo, Miriam Granado-Peinado, Alfonso de la Rubia, Diego Muriarte, Alberto Lorenzo and Daniel Mon-López
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Jorge Lorenzo Calvo: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF-Departamento de Deportes), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, C/Martín Fierro 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Miriam Granado-Peinado: Facultad de Educación y Psicología, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV), Ctra. Pozuelo-Majadahonda Km 1.800, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
Alfonso de la Rubia: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF-Departamento de Deportes), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, C/Martín Fierro 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Diego Muriarte: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF-Departamento de Deportes), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, C/Martín Fierro 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Alberto Lorenzo: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF-Departamento de Deportes), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, C/Martín Fierro 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Daniel Mon-López: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF-Departamento de Deportes), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, C/Martín Fierro 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-13

Abstract: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting restrictions designed to slow the spread of infection greatly disrupted people’s lives. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of lockdown on the psychology, training, and sleep habits of a cohort of basketball players. An online survey involving 169 professional and amateur athletes was conducted using four validated psychological questionnaires (WLEIS-S, POMS, BRS, SMS-II) and a Likert scale to measure the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and training variables. Gender differences in fatigue ( p = 0.022); friendships ( p = 0.017); others’ emotional appraisal ( p < 0.001); and resilience ( p = 0.031) were apparent, with higher values for women in all categories bar resilience. Comparisons before and during the lockdown revealed that all participants reduced their RPE ( p < 0.001); training days ( p = 0.004); and training hours ( p < 0.001), and experienced a decline in the quality of sleep ( p < 0.001). Sleep hours ( p < 0.001) increased during lockdown. The professionals and females maintained their training days ( p > 0.05), while the non-professionals and males did not. Psychological states during lockdown were a predictor of the differences in training and recovery variables. In situations where training and competition are limited, it is important to develop plans to maintain physical activity, good quality sleep, and promote greater emotional management and understanding to control negative moods.

Keywords: basketball; psychological state; training habits; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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