The comparison of loneliness in athlete and non-athlete women

Ghorban Hemati-Alamdarloo ^[1] ; Setareh Shojaee ^[1] ; Enayatollah Asadmanesh ^[1] ; Marziyeh Gholami ^[2] ; Hamed Rahmani
1. [1] Shiraz University
  
  Shiraz University
  
  Irán
2. [2] Allameh Tabataba'i University
  
  Allameh Tabataba'i University
  
  Irán
Localización: Journal of Human Sport and Exercise: JHSE, ISSN-e 1988-5202, Vol. 14, Nº. 3, 2019, págs. 591-598
Idioma: inglés
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- The aim of the present study was to compare the loneliness in athlete and non-athlete women. The statistical population of the present study included all athlete and non-athlete women in Shiraz, Iran. The sample consisted of 764 subjects (382 athletes, 382 non- athletes) that the athletes sample selected by Gerjesy and Morgan’sample size table and non-athletes sample selected by purposeful sampling method. Loneliness scale (Dehshiri et al., 2008) was used for measuring the loneliness. Independent t-test and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) tests were used for data analysis. The results showed a significant difference between athlete and non-athlete females in the loneliness and its subscales (p<0/05). According to this finding, loneliness in athletes is less than non-athlete women. Regarding the findings of this study, it can be argued that sport activities play a role in reducing the loneliness of women.