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Há cada vez um maior reconhecimento dos benefícios da prática desportiva e da
atividade física, tais como redução de stress e do risco de depressão. Contudo, existem
também alguns riscos, como lesões e ansiedade, na sua maioria associados aos momentos
competitivos. Tendo os momentos competitivos sido eliminados durante a pandemia na
maior parte dos desportos em escalões de formação, procurou-se testar se, neste contexto
em particular, a prática desportiva poderia ter um efeito essencialmente benéfico na saúde
mental e no desempenho escolar dos adolescentes.
A amostra compôs-se de 170 participantes entre os 13 e os 18 anos, sendo 132
destes estudantes que praticavam desporto federado e 38 que não praticavam desporto
federado. Através de um questionário online, procurou-se analisar se existiam diferenças
entre os que praticavam vs. não praticassem desporto federado, em termos de desempenho
académicos, níveis de stress, de ansiedade e depressão, bem como o impacto da
modalidade praticada e da relação com o treinador. Os dados foram recolhidos no período
após o segundo confinamento, em que os alunos voltaram a ir às aulas de forma presencial
e os atletas puderam voltar a treinar, embora ainda não fosse permitido competir na
maioria dos desportos.
Tal como esperado, verificou-se que a prática desportiva estava associada a
menores níveis de stress, ansiedade e depressão e melhor desempenho académico,
funcionando com um fator protetor num contexto de pandemia. Contrariamente às
hipóteses estabelecidas, a relação com o treinador não teve uma influência significativa
nos níveis de stress dos atletas e também não se verificaram diferenças estatisticamente
significativas entre a prática de uma modalidade coletiva e uma modalidade individual.
Em suma, os resultados sublinham que a prática desportiva, num contexto de pandemia,
funciona como um elemento protetor para a saúde mental e para o desempenho académico
dos adolescentes.
In today’s society there is a wider recognition of the benefits of the practice of sports and physical activity, such as the reduction stress and risk of depression. However, there are also a few associated risks, for instance, injuries and anxiety, both mainly associated to sports competitions. Since, during the pandemic, almost all sports competitions were cancelled for junior athletes, this study, aimed to analyse if, in this particular context, the practice of sports could have a positive impact on both mental health and academic performance of teenagers. The sample is composed by 170 participants, between the ages of 13 and 18 years old, where 132 of these are student athletes and 38 are only students. Through an online questionnaire, we tried to analyse if there were any differences between the students who practiced sports vs. those who didn’t. the data was collected after the second confinement, when students were allowed to go back to school and athletes were allowed to return to practice, even if sports competitions were still suspended. The results revealed that, as expected, the practice of elite sports in a pandemic context worked as a protective factor against stress, anxiety, and depression, improving the academic performance. It also showed, against the hypothesis, that the relationship between coach and athlete does not have an important statistic impact on the stress levels and, that there is not a significant difference between the practice of individual sports vs. team sports. In conclusion, the results confirm that practicing sports, without competition, helps to protect mental health and improve the academic success of teenagers.
In today’s society there is a wider recognition of the benefits of the practice of sports and physical activity, such as the reduction stress and risk of depression. However, there are also a few associated risks, for instance, injuries and anxiety, both mainly associated to sports competitions. Since, during the pandemic, almost all sports competitions were cancelled for junior athletes, this study, aimed to analyse if, in this particular context, the practice of sports could have a positive impact on both mental health and academic performance of teenagers. The sample is composed by 170 participants, between the ages of 13 and 18 years old, where 132 of these are student athletes and 38 are only students. Through an online questionnaire, we tried to analyse if there were any differences between the students who practiced sports vs. those who didn’t. the data was collected after the second confinement, when students were allowed to go back to school and athletes were allowed to return to practice, even if sports competitions were still suspended. The results revealed that, as expected, the practice of elite sports in a pandemic context worked as a protective factor against stress, anxiety, and depression, improving the academic performance. It also showed, against the hypothesis, that the relationship between coach and athlete does not have an important statistic impact on the stress levels and, that there is not a significant difference between the practice of individual sports vs. team sports. In conclusion, the results confirm that practicing sports, without competition, helps to protect mental health and improve the academic success of teenagers.
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Relação com o treinador Stress Ansiedade no desporto Alta competição Desempenho escolar Coach-athlete relationship Stress Sports anxiety Elite sports School performance