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“Oh, My God! My Season Is Over!” COVID-19 and Regulation of the Psychological Response in Spanish High-Performance Athletes
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Frontiers in Psychology
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González-Hernández J, López-Mora C, Yüce A, Nogueira-López A and Tovar-Gálvez MI (2021) “Oh, My God! My Season Is Over!” COVID-19 and Regulation of the Psychological Response in Spanish High-Performance Athletes. Front. Psychol
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Frontiers Media
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2021
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[EN] Background: In an unprecedented situation of interruption of the sporting dynamics, the
world of sport is going through a series of adaptations necessary to continue functioning
despite coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). More than ever, athletes are facing a
different challenge, a source of discomfort and uncertainty, and one that absolutely alters
not only sports calendars, but also trajectories, progressions, and approaches to sports
life. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the levels of psychological vulnerability that may
have been generated in the athletes, because of the coexistence with dysfunctional
responses during the COVID-19 experience, and which directly influence the decrease
of their mental health.
Methods: With a descriptive and transversal design, the study aims to identify the state
of the dysfunctional psychological response of a sample of Spanish athletes (N = 284).
The DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale), Toronto-20 (alexithymia), and
Distress Tolerance Scale questionnaires were administered to a sample of high-level
Spanish athletes in Olympic programs.
Results: The results suggest that the analyzed athletes indicate high levels of
dysfunctional response (e.g., anxiety, stress, depression, and alexithymia) when their
tolerance is low. In addition, the variables show less relational strength, when the capacity
of tolerance to distress is worse and age is lower. At the same time, the greater the anxiety
and uncertainty are, leading to more catastrophic and negative thoughts, the younger the
athletes are.
Conclusions: It is clear that both age and tolerance to distress are considered
adequate protective factors for psychological vulnerability in general and for associated
dysfunctional responses in particular. Moreover, the psychological resources offered
by more experienced athletes are also a guarantee of protection against negativity
and catastrophism
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