The effect of home quarantine period on students' physical activity and mood

Document Type : Original research

Authors
Mozafar Yektayar 1
Alireza Aaghababa 2
Mozhgan Khodamoradpoor 1
Hadi Rohani 3
MAGHSOD nabilpour 4
1 Physical Education and Sport Science Department, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Psychology, Sport Science Research Institute (SSRI), Tehran, Iran.
3 دانشیار گروه فیزیولوژی ورزشی پژوهشگاه تربیت بدنی و علوم ورزشی، تهران ، ایران
4 Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences,Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran
10.22089/spsyj.2021.10575.2179
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of home quarantine period on student's physical activity and mood. The research method was descriptive causal comparison that was done in the field. In this study, 479 high school students in Kurdistan province were selected as a statistical sample in an accessible way and based on their presence in social networks such as WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. through coordination with school principals. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire in the pilot study was 0.89. In order to analyze the data, Chi-square, ANOVA and Tukey post hoc test were used. The results showed that their level of physical activity was significantly different in the pre-corona and quarantine periods. Negative mood during quarantine was affected by the number of training sessions per week. Managers and physical education teachers can minimize the physical and psychological consequences of quarantine by proper planning for proper sports activities in accordance with the protocols.
Keywords
Quarantine
physical activity
mood
students 13 to 18 years old

Main Subjects

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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 11, Issue 41
December 2022
Pages 151-172

  • Receive Date 24 May 2021
  • Revise Date 07 October 2021
  • Accept Date 31 October 2021