Proceedings of the 8th ACPES (ASEAN Council of Physical Education and Sport) International Conference, ACPES 2022, October 28th – 30th, 2022, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia

Research Article

The Implication of Covid-19 Pandemic on Stress Level between Gender in Elite Athletes

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.28-10-2022.2327460,
        author={Nur Asmidar A  Halim and Mohad Anizu Mohd  Noor and Jamatul Shahidah  Shaari and Vincent  Parnabas and Ahmad Fikri Mohd  Kassim and Wahidah  Tumijan and Sharifah Maimunah Syed Mud  Puad and Jefri  Ngadirin and Azrul Hisyam Abd  Jalil},
        title={The Implication of Covid-19 Pandemic on Stress Level between Gender in Elite Athletes},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 8th ACPES (ASEAN Council of Physical Education and Sport) International Conference, ACPES 2022, October 28th -- 30th, 2022, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ACPES},
        year={2023},
        month={6},
        keywords={elite athletes male athletes female athletes perceived stress},
        doi={10.4108/eai.28-10-2022.2327460}
    }
    
  • Nur Asmidar A Halim
    Mohad Anizu Mohd Noor
    Jamatul Shahidah Shaari
    Vincent Parnabas
    Ahmad Fikri Mohd Kassim
    Wahidah Tumijan
    Sharifah Maimunah Syed Mud Puad
    Jefri Ngadirin
    Azrul Hisyam Abd Jalil
    Year: 2023
    The Implication of Covid-19 Pandemic on Stress Level between Gender in Elite Athletes
    ACPES
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.28-10-2022.2327460
Nur Asmidar A Halim1,*, Mohad Anizu Mohd Noor1, Jamatul Shahidah Shaari1, Vincent Parnabas1, Ahmad Fikri Mohd Kassim2, Wahidah Tumijan3, Sharifah Maimunah Syed Mud Puad4, Jefri Ngadirin4, Azrul Hisyam Abd Jalil4
  • 1: Faculty of Sport Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • 2: Faculty of Sport Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 02600 Arau, Perlis.Perlis Indera Kayangan,Malaysia
  • 3: Faculty of Sport Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus, Malaysia
  • 4: National Sport Council, 57000 Kuala Lumpur,Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
*Contact email: nurasmidar@uitm.edu.my

Abstract

Malaysia was one of the most impacted countries by the COVID-19 crisis, with detrimental effects on the world of sports. The prolonged inactivity impact, and lack of in-person interactions among teammates-coaches, could negatively affect athletes. Considering stress contributing factors in performance, this study aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived stress level between male and female elite athletes.One hundred and thirty-nine competitive male (n=63) and female (n=76) athletes listed in the PODIUM program representing Malaysia completed the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) questionnaire originally adopted from Cohen, Kamarch, and Mermelstein (1983). Independent T-test showed a significant difference between male and female elite athletes on perceived stress, t (89.53) =-2.16, p=0.033. Female (M=20.13, SD=5.78) elite athletes reported having high perceived stress compared to males (M=18.38, SD=3.02). This evidence may raise awareness of the distress effect of COVID-19 among elite athletes and suggest that training regimens and healthy behaviours during pandemic crises should be introduced as healthy habits for healthy well-being. The application of specific well-being protocols for female athletes should be encouraged.