Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable University Sports: Analysis of Physical Activity and Positive and Negative Affects in Athletes

Daniel Duclos-Bastías, Felipe Vallejo-Reyes, Frano Giakoni-Ramírez and David Parra-Camacho
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Daniel Duclos-Bastías: School of Physical Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2374631, Chile
Felipe Vallejo-Reyes: School of Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2374631, Chile
Frano Giakoni-Ramírez: Faculty of Education, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco 4780000, Chile
David Parra-Camacho: Department of Physical Education and Sport, Universidad de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-13

Abstract: The suspension of university activities due to the pandemic affected training and sports competitions. However, some universities adapted online education, allowing students to carry out their activities without being infected by the virus. The aim of this study was to find out the impact of the pandemic on physical activity levels and the positive and negative effects on Chilean university athletes. The information was obtained by applying the PANAS scale and demographic and physical activity variables were also measured. The sample of Chilean university athletes (n = 254) were aged between 18 and 31 years (M = 22.17; SD = 2.76). This study led to the conclusion that maintaining the frequency of physical training during the pandemic was associated with a preservation in the levels of Positive Affect and Negative Affect compared to the non-pandemic period. Thus, physical activity training was protective of emotional well-being and, therefore, of mental health.

Keywords: university athletes; COVID-19; physical activity; PANAS scale; positive and negative affects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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