Determination of Footballers Anxiety and Sleep Quality of Getting Infected by New Type Coronavirus

Abstract

This research was carried out to determine the anxiety and sleep quality of amateur football players catching the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) during the Covid-19 period. The universe of the research consists of amateur footballers in Van. The sample of the study, on the other hand, consists of 205 football players from 17 amateur teams. The data of the study were collected online via using a personal information form, Athletes' New Type Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (ANTCAS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale. The data obtained were analyzed in the SPSS package program. As a result of the analysis madeit was found that there was no significant difference between the anxiety levels of athletes in getting the new type of coronavirus and the variables of marital status, educational status, age and BMI (p>0.05), while the sleep quality showed a significant difference with the age variable (p<0.05). As a result, it was found that athletes have high anxiety of getting infected with the virus during the pandemic period, and their sleep quality is long-term sleep disturbance.