Loneliness and Coping Styles Among Athletes With Disabilities During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT The study aimed to assess loneliness experiences among athletes with disabilities (AWD) during the different phases of the pandemic and to understand its relationship with coping styles. Ninety‐one AWD participated in a longitudinal study spanning 10 months, covering three time points: Apri...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 2024-06, Vol.34 (6), p.e14671-n/a
Main Authors: Urbański, Piotr Kazimierz, Tasiemski, Tomasz, Schroeder, Kingsley, Lewandowska, Magdalena, Bojkowski, Łukasz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Athletes - psychology
Athletes with disabilities
Coping
COVID-19 - psychology
Disabled Persons - psychology
Female
Humans
Loneliness
Loneliness - psychology
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Pandemics
Para-Athletes - psychology
SARS-CoV-2
Sports for Persons with Disabilities - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:ABSTRACT The study aimed to assess loneliness experiences among athletes with disabilities (AWD) during the different phases of the pandemic and to understand its relationship with coping styles. Ninety‐one AWD participated in a longitudinal study spanning 10 months, covering three time points: April (A), June (Time B), and November (Time C) 2021. The study used the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations and the revised University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale–Revised (UCLA‐R) to measure coping mechanisms and feelings of loneliness, respectively. Loneliness levels peaked during the most intense phase of the pandemic, showing significant differences between consecutive time points (χ2 = 20.29, p 
ISSN:0905-7188
1600-0838
1600-0838
DOI:10.1111/sms.14671