Aim: In this study, it was aimed to reveal the worry situations experienced by the football players affected by the Covid-19 pandemic with the photovoice method.
Methods: For this study, the photovoice method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. Research on playing football in Turkey have been included nine players, including five professional and four amateurs. 33 photos and stories were collected from the participants, and 11 photos and stories were included in the research. Through interviews with participants, the photos and stories were themed with the consensus of the researchers and the participants through the thematic content analysis method.
Results: As a result of the research, 4 main themes and 9 sub-themes were emerged. These themes are social distance, stay at home and lack of communion sub-themes under the main theme of social worry, preservation of existing and fighting poverty sub-themes under the theme of economic worry, missing beauties, and missing plans and routines under the theme of future worry, as the last theme, it was determined as the sub-theme of transmitting viruses to the family member and protecting itself from the virus under the theme of health worry.
Conclusion: It has been determined that the lack of vaccine and treatment related to the virus, quarantine and precautionary processes, global economic recession, and uncertainty process are the worries of the participants. The results of the research will help decision-makers to eliminate and prevent the psychological problems of athletes.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Sports Medicine |
Journal Section | SCIENCE of EXERCISE and SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY |
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Publication Date | June 15, 2021 |
Submission Date | November 23, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 7 Issue: 2 |