Is training, a moderator of emotional reactions in confinement by COVID-19, in high-performance athletes?

Abstract

The current study is part of a wider research which aims to study the emotional reactions of Spanish athletes who compete at national and international level, as a consequence of the confinement condition evolved from the pandemic of COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2). Those athletes had to face the closure of Sport Centres, the interruption of competitions, and the postponement of sporting goals. The analysis of the data showed that athletes surveyed were able to accepted properly the reasons for confinement, had kept training to a large extent, and did not show extreme emotional reactions. These results suggest that training habits and the practiced discipline could have helped athletes deal with this extraordinary situation.