Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Elite Spanish Student-Athletes' Perception of the Dual Career

被引:14
作者
Abenza-Cano, Lucia [1 ]
Leiva-Arcas, Alejandro [1 ]
Vaquero-Cristobal, Raquel [1 ]
Garcia-Roca, Juan Alfonso [1 ]
Merono, Lourdes [1 ]
Sanchez-Pato, Antonio [1 ]
机构
[1] Catholic Univ Murcia, Fac Sport, Olymp Studies Ctr, Murcia, Spain
来源
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2020年 / 11卷
关键词
academic career; Coronavirus (COVID-19); dual career; sport career; sport tutor; student-athlete; university; HIGHER-EDUCATION; MOTIVATION;
D O I
10.3389/fpsyg.2020.620042
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The aim of the present research was to assess elite student-athletes' perception of the dual career during the lockdown caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, compared with a group of elite student-athletes who could develop their dual career under normal conditions. A total of 150 elite athletes who were also undergraduate or postgraduate students self-completed the "Perceptions of dual career student-athletes (ESTPORT)" questionnaire. From them, 78 did it during the mandatory lockdown period due to the state of emergency caused by COVID-19 (COVID-19 group) and 72 completed it in the previous year to Rio 2016 Olympic Games (control group). The COVID-19 group was found to spend a significantly higher number of hours per week studying, while no significant differences were observed between groups in any training time variable. Student-athletes of the COVID-19 group showed better perception of whether their sport career could help them cope with their academic career and better general perception of remote learning and the use of tasks and videoconferencing as learning support tools. A lower percentage of athletes of the COVID-19 group than of the control group wished to continue with their sport career once they finished their studies. To conclude, student-athletes of the COVID-19 group show adaptations with regard to the organization of their studies and the importance they give to them and to the services provided by dual-career programs, compared with student-athletes from an ordinary pre-Olympic year. In general, student-athletes' perception of the dual career is very positive.
引用
收藏
页数:11
相关论文
共 54 条
  • [1] alvarez-Perez P. R., 2017, RETOS, V34, P51, DOI [10.47197/retos.v0i34.59149, DOI 10.47197/RETOS.V0I34.59149]
  • [2] Amara M., 2004, NO ED YOUNG SPORTSPE
  • [3] Challenges to Athletes During the Home Confinement Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Andreato, Leonardo V.
    Coimbra, Danilo R.
    Andrade, Alexandro
    [J]. STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING JOURNAL, 2020, 42 (03) : 1 - 5
  • [4] Aquilina D. A., 2009, THESIS
  • [5] Elite athletes and university education in Europe: a review of policy and practice in higher education in the European Union Member States
    Aquilina, Dawn
    Henry, Ian
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT POLICY AND POLITICS, 2010, 2 (01) : 25 - 47
  • [6] A comparison of athletes and non-athletes at highly selective colleges: Academic performance and personal development
    Aries, E
    McCarthy, D
    Salovey, P
    Banaji, MR
    [J]. RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 2004, 45 (06) : 577 - 602
  • [7] Resurgence of sport in the wake of COVID-19: cardiac considerations in competitive athletes
    Baggish, Aaron
    Drezner, Jonathan A.
    Kim, Jonathan
    Martinez, Matthew
    Prutkin, Jordan M.
    [J]. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 2020, 54 (19)
  • [8] A student-centred digital technology approach: The relationship between intrinsic motivation, learning climate and academic achievement of physical education pre-service teachers
    Calderon, Antonio
    Merono, Lourdes
    MacPhail, Ann
    [J]. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 2020, 26 (01) : 241 - 262
  • [9] Camus M., 2016, COLL TEACH, V64, P84, DOI [DOI 10.1080/87567555.2015.1099093, https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2015.1099093]
  • [10] Chaka C., 2020, Higher education institutions and the use of online instruction and online tools and resources during the COVID-19 outbreak-An online review of selected US and SAs universities, V1, P1, DOI DOI 10.21203/RS.3.RS-61482/V1