Effect of motivational factors on the psychological consequences of home quarantine of covid-19: the mediating role of lifestyle and duration of quarantine

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Motor Behavior, Sport Sciences Research Institute, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Sports Medicine, Sport Sciences Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

3 Ph.D. in Psychology, Karaj, Iran.

4 Department of Exercise Physiology, Sport Sciences Research Institute, Tehran, Iran.

5 Ms in motor Behavior,, Department of Motor Behavior, Sport Sciences Research Institute, Tehran, Iran.

6 Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science (INEF), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to explain  the effect of motivational factors on the psychological consequences of home quarantine of covid-19: the mediating role of lifestyle and duration of quarantine in athletes.

Methods: The current study is a causal-comparative study, the data of which was collected based on the duration of home quarantine of the Covid-19 virus from 1153 athletes in Tehran province. The research tools include Athlete Burnout Questionnaire, Sports Motivation Scale, Psychological Capital Questionnaire, Athletes' Lifestyle Questionnaire, the short version of depression, anxiety, stress scale and the Corona disease anxiety scale. Data analysis was conducted using Structural Equation Modeling with AMOS software with using, Maximum Likelihood Estimation, and Bootstrap method.

Results: The results showed that psychological capital has an indirect effect on the psychological consequences of home quarantine of covid-19 with the mediation of lifestyle and the duration of quarantine in athletes. Also, autonomous motivation and lack of motivation have an indirect effect on the psychological consequences of home quarantine of Covid-19 with the mediation of lifestyle and the duration of quarantine in athletes. Finally, the results showed that sport burnout has an indirect effect on the psychological consequences of home quarantine of covid-19 with the mediation of lifestyle and the duration of quarantine in athletes.

Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is recommended to focus on lifestyle and motivational factors to enhance the psychological components of athletes during quarantine.

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Sports Psychology
Volume 17, Issue 2
February 2025
Pages 217-238

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  • Receive Date: 31 October 2024
  • Revise Date: 05 January 2025
  • Accept Date: 10 March 2025

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