Oral / Poster Presentation File
Mazandaran university
its Relationship with age and sports experience in Mazandaran province.
Methodology: The present study is cross-sectional. A total of 41 football players from Mazandaran province (aged from 19 to 25 years old) participated in the study voluntarily. Semi-structured interviews were employed to collect data and descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation coefficient were utilized at a significance level of 0.05 to analyze them and written consent has been obtained from all participants.
Results: The results showed that 70.73% of the participants have experienced or observed emotional abuse in their teams during the years they have been active. It was also found that there is a positive and significant correlation between the experience of abuse and the age of the participants which resulted in outcomes such as depression, eating disorders, anxiety, and low self-esteem.
Discussion and Conclusion: These results indicate the prevalence of this abuse among coaches and probably the lack of awareness of most of them about the harmful effects of these behaviors on the performance and psychological well-being of athletes. Therefore, identifying cases of emotional abuse and its extent can help increase the awareness of athletes and coaches to improve their performance and relationships.
