1. Home Anxiety Assessment and Influencing Factors among Adolescent Athletes in Yantai City.
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Chen, Yuxi, Ye, Chunming, Lin, Yang, Ma, Yongjie, Zhang, Xingyu, and Wang, Jiu
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ANXIETY prevention ,PSYCHOLOGY of athletes ,RISK assessment ,MENTAL health ,HEALTH status indicators ,RESEARCH funding ,SCHOOLS ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,SEX distribution ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,HOME environment ,ANXIETY ,DISEASE prevalence ,PHYSICAL training & conditioning ,CHI-squared test ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,HELP-seeking behavior ,PARENTING ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio ,AQUATIC sports ,SPORTS participation ,CLUSTER sampling ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,SOCIAL support ,DATA analysis software ,COVID-19 pandemic ,COVID-19 ,FRIENDSHIP ,PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability ,ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
Objective: To understand the prevalence of home-related anxiety among adolescent athletes during the novel coronavirus pandemic and to ascertain the factors influencing this anxiety. Methods: We employed cluster sampling to select 1150 adolescent athletes (aged 8–18 years) from six sports training schools in Yantai City, Shandong Province. Mental health status was assessed and recorded. Chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regression were used to analyze the factors contributing to athletes' anxiety. Results: The survey revealed a COVID-19 infection rate of 38.23% (437 individuals) with an anxiety score of 40.98 ± 8.20 and an anxiety detection rate of 11.29% (129 individuals) during the COVID-19 epidemic. Female athletes exhibited a higher anxiety rate of 14.40% compared to 8.40% in male athletes. Multivariate analysis identified female gender as a risk factor for anxiety (OR = 1.64), while participation in aquatics emerged as a protective factor (OR = 0.24, 95% CI: 1.08–2.48). Professional training duration exceeding three years increased anxiety risk (OR = 3.05, 95% CI: 1.67–5.58), as did not seeking help during difficulties (OR = 2.59, 95% CI: 1.33–5.01). Interestingly, parental care was linked to increased anxiety risk (OR = 2.44, 95% CI 1.34–4.44), while care from friends was protective (OR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.36–1.01), which was possibly due to the pressure associated with parental expectations. Conclusions: Adolescent athletes, particularly females and those with extended training durations, exhibit a heightened susceptibility to anxiety. This study also highlights that athletes who proactively seek assistance during challenging situations tend to experience lower anxiety levels. Additionally, a lack of COVID-19 infection and the involvement of concerned parents contribute to reduced anxiety among these young athletes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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