A qualitative report of the perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic from collegiate student-athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an abrupt disruption in access to services and personnel for collegiate student-athletes in the spring and summer of 2020. We sought to identify the effects of this unprecedented change by examining the psychological well-being, changes to normal routines, and return-to-play considerations of current student-athletes in order to guide support for both current and future student-athletes who may face similar situations.

Methods

We utilized a phenomenological approach to interview a purposeful sample of eighteen collegiate student-athletes (7 males, 11 females; mean age = 20 years) from across the United States. The participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview protocol, which was audio recorded and transcribed verbatim us

SUBMITTER: Rowe DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9114786 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature