Explorando las disparidades de género en la angustia emocional entre los atletas de nivel universitario

Autores/as

  • Sohom Saha Department of Sports Psychology, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, India https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9438-1554
  • Farjana Akter Boby Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3168-6888
  • Arnav Sharma Department of Physical Education Pedagogy, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, India
  • Sourav Ganguly Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
  • Kautilya Upadhyay Department of Sports Management and Coaching, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6639-3669
  • Awesh Khati Department of Physical Education Pedagogy, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, India https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9090-1593
  • Dev Karan Singh Department of Exercise Physiology, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, india https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1411-2437
  • Kamal Dhoni Department of Sports Management and Coaching, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, India https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6773-7740
  • Debajit Karmakar Department of Physical Education Pedagogy, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9272-0627

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v64.110294

Palabras clave:

Ansiedad, depresión, síntomas emocionales, diferencias de género, salud mental

Resumen

Introducción: La salud mental de los atletas universitarios es una preocupación creciente, especialmente entre las mujeres, quienes enfrentan desafíos emocionales únicos que han sido poco explorados. Objetivo: Este estudio busca examinar las disparidades de género en depresión, ansiedad y estrés entre jugadores universitarios de voleibol, baloncesto y balonmano, con el fin de comprender las dinámicas emocionales específicas de género y deporte. Metodología: Se utilizó un diseño comparativo transversal con 60 atletas universitarios (30 hombres y 30 mujeres) de 18 a 25 años de LNIPE, Gwalior. Los síntomas emocionales se evaluaron mediante la Escala de Depresión, Ansiedad y Estrés (DASS-42). Se realizaron pruebas t independientes y ANOVA unidireccional para analizar diferencias por género y deporte, con un nivel de significación de p < 0,05. Resultados: Los resultados mostraron patrones emocionales diferenciados por género: los jugadores masculinos de voleibol reportaron mayores niveles de estrés (media 24,80) y depresión (media 17,60) en comparación con las mujeres. Por otro lado, las jugadoras de baloncesto mostraron mayor depresión (media 17,10) que los hombres. En balonmano, las mujeres presentaron niveles significativamente más altos de estrés (media 19,70) en comparación con los hombres. Discusión: Los hallazgos sugieren respuestas emocionales específicas de género en deportes competitivos, influenciadas por expectativas sociales, estrategias de afrontamiento y factores propios de cada deporte. Conclusiones: Implementar sistemas de apoyo psicológico puede mitigar desafíos emocionales y mejorar el rendimiento de los atletas. Investigaciones futuras deberían explorar cambios emocionales longitudinales y su relación con las dinámicas competitivas.

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2025-01-15

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Saha, S. ., Boby, F. A., Sharma, A., Ganguly, S., Upadhyay, K., Khati, A., Singh, D. K., Dhoni, K., & Karmakar, D. (2025). Explorando las disparidades de género en la angustia emocional entre los atletas de nivel universitario. Retos, 64, 163–175. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v64.110294

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