Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare Technology (BEAHT) Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Am J Mens Health. 2023 May-Jun;17(3):15579883231178752. doi: 10.1177/15579883231178752.
The ability of a cricket player to manage their mental health helps them to perform optimally. This study investigated how mental health is related to performance of male cricket players during the resumption of sporting events after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions. Mental health profiles were established using the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) instruments among male semiprofessional cricket players ( = 63). Performance metrics included: body fat percentage (BF%), range of motion (ROM), push-abdominal test, crazy catch test, -test, 40-m sprint, and Cooper's test. Inferential statistics included Spearman's correlations with a significance level set at α < .05. Spearman's correlation reported a statistically significant relationship for SWLS and body mass index (BMI) ( = -0.263; = .037) as well as between stress and abdominal test ( = 0.355; = .004); crazy catch test ( = 0.249; = .049); Cooper's test ( = 0.335; = .009), VOmax ( = 0.308; = .014), stress and abdominal test ( = -0.313; = .012); as well as anxiety and 40-m sprint ( = 0.488; = .027). This study provides an important snapshot of how symptoms of mental health are associated with performance. Further research should investigate the relationship between mental health and performance parameters among male players at varied skill levels.
板球运动员管理心理健康的能力有助于他们发挥最佳水平。本研究调查了心理健康如何与 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）限制后男性板球运动员恢复体育赛事时的表现相关。使用抑郁、焦虑和压力量表 21 版（DASS-21）、运动员倦怠问卷（ABQ）和生活满意度量表（SWLS）在男性半职业板球运动员中建立心理健康档案（n = 63）。表现指标包括：体脂百分比（BF%）、运动范围（ROM）、推腹测试、疯狂接球测试、-测试、40 米冲刺和库珀测试。推断统计包括 Spearman 相关性，显著性水平设为α<0.05。Spearman 相关性报告 SWLS 和体重指数（BMI）之间存在统计学显著关系（= -0.263；= 0.037），以及压力与腹部测试之间存在统计学显著关系（= 0.355；= 0.004）；疯狂接球测试（= 0.249；= 0.049）；库珀测试（= 0.335；= 0.009），VOmax（= 0.308；= 0.014），压力与腹部测试（= -0.313；= 0.012）；以及焦虑与 40 米冲刺（= 0.488；= 0.027）。本研究提供了一个重要的视角，了解心理健康症状如何与表现相关。进一步的研究应该调查不同技能水平的男性运动员的心理健康和表现参数之间的关系。
