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标题：The Comparison of Psychological and Physical Symptoms of Coronavirus Anxiety in People with High and Low Levels of Commitment to Physical Activity
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作者：Bahrami, Alireza ; Sepahvand, Tooraj ; Zohrevand, Mehdi 等
期刊名称：مطالعات روان‌شناسی ورزشی
印刷版ISSN：2345-2978
电子版ISSN：2538-1504
出版年度：2020
卷号：9
期号：32
页码：249-266
DOI：10.22089/spsyj.2020.9138.1990
出版社：Sport Sciences Research Institute
摘要：The aim of the present study was to compare the psychological and physical symptoms of coronavirus anxiety (COVID-19 related anxiety) in people with high and low levels of commitment to physical activity. The research was a descriptive study with a causal-comparative design. The statistical population included 14-35-year-old adolescents and young people of Arak city in 2020. Employing the convenience sampling and using their scores in Commitment to Physical Activity Scale, two groups (n=30 in each groups) with high and low levels of commitment to physical activity were formed, and then, the scores of Corona Disease Anxiety Scale were compared (with subscales of psychological and physical symptoms of anxiety). The results of MANOVA showed a significant difference in the linear composition of dependent variables of the two groups. The results of ANOVA also showed a significant difference between the groups so far as the psychological symptoms were concerned, not the physical symptoms of coronavirus anxiety. Based on the results of the pairwise comparisons, the latter type of anxiety was higher in the group with low levels of commitment to physical activity. Finally, it was concluded that the exercise of and commitment to physical activity can be effective in reducing anxiety, particularly its psychological symptoms.
关键词：Anxiety;Symptoms;Corona Disease;Level of Commitment;Physical Activity