Abstract
Investigating the Psychological Resilience of Elite Athletes and Sedentary Individuals during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Author(s): Serdar Urgan, Hayrettin Gumusdag*The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on athletes, not only physically but also psychologically. With the suspension of sports events, lockdowns, and social distancing measures, athletes faced significant disruptions to their routines, training, and competitions. The uncertainty of the situation, combined with isolation and fear of the virus, led to increased stress, anxiety, and mental health challenges among many athletes. In this study, it is aimed to examine the psychological resilience between elite athletes and sedentary individuals during the COVID-19 period, and it is thought that revealing the differences or similarities between the two main groups and subgroups of the psychological effects of the pandemic will contribute to the literature. For investigating the psychological resilie a total of 664 men and 742 women living in Ankara participated in the study. Personal information form and psychological resilience scale were used as data collection tools in the study. Normality distribution was tested by applying kurtosis and skewness test to the data. As a result of the research the psychological resilience of elite athletes was significantly higher than that of sedentary individuals. Among all participants. Psychological resilience was found to be positive among males in the gender variable and among those with a higher level of education in the education variable. No significant difference was found for marital status. COVID-19 disease and income level. It can be said that the results of this study are important to be prepared for a possible similar event.