The Social Media Response From Athletes and Sport Organizations to COVID-19: An Altruistic Tone

Sharpe, Stirling; Mountifield, Charles; Filo, Kevin

doi:10.1123/ijsc.2020-0220

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“…Besides, Psychological First Aid (PFA), telemental health, and video conference, plus other virtual health care interventions can be utilized in line with the psycho-social approach (Reardon et al, 2020;Yang et al, 2020). Furthermore, media co-creation, following the advice shared by athletes and teams, engagement with challenges, and fundraising contributions can be a new direction in social services, social responsibility, and altruistic behavior (Sharpe et al, 2020). In particular, messages on social media promoting hygiene, physical distancing, and sport provide a simple yet productive way for athletes and sports organizations to connect with sports fans and contribute to the global effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19.…”

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Mental Health Status, Life Satisfaction, and Mood State of Elite Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study in the Phases of Home Confinement, Reopening, and Semi-Lockdown Condition

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Scientific reports notified that the pandemic caused by the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has raised an unprecedented mental health emergency worldwide. Abrupt changes in daily routine, environmental constraints, adopted home confinement measures, and uncertainty about a date for returning to usual activities can potentially affect mental health and sports activities in athletes. Hence, we designed a cross-sectional study with a within-subjects design to investigate the impact of the pandemic on mental health, mood states, and life satisfaction of elite athletes. During the three phases of home confinement (April 14–24, n = 525), reopening (May 9–19, n = 464), and current semi-lockdown (July 20–31, n = 428), elite athletes voluntarily responded to an online survey. The self-report questionnaire was prepared to collect demographic and epidemiological variables of interest and the COVID-19-related information. All participants also completed the Profile of Mood State (POMS), General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The main result is that the training rate, mental health, life satisfaction, and positive mood have decreased during the home confinement period as compared with the reopening and semi-lockdown phases. However, the need for psychosocial services has increased during the pandemic period. The present study provides the first preliminary evidence that home confinement conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic might have negatively influenced elite athlete’s mood state, mental health, and life satisfaction, as well as training rates. Monitoring the psychological parameters of elite athletes and developing strategies to improve their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic should be on the agenda. Next studies, therefore, seem reasonable to focus on active interventions for athletes during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mental Health Status, Life Satisfaction, and Mood State of Elite Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study in the Phases of Home Confinement, Reopening, and Semi-Lockdown Condition

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“…However, the pandemic has offered a unique opportunity for them to share more about areas of their lives outside of sport ( Tayech et al, 2020 ). Sharpe et al (2020) noted a specific change in ‘tone’ of the social media posts of many elite athletes during the pandemic, from one of commercial to one of altruistic intent. Sharpe et al categorised the social media posts of the high-profile athletes they studies into three main types: (i) social and civic responsibility messaging, (ii) fundraising and physical activity challenges and (iii) financial generosity.…”

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“…However, athletes may have experienced specific challenges unique to their cohort too, such as various forms of mental health distress ( Davis et al, 2020 ; FIFPRO, 2020 ; Hull et al, 2020 ) and the pressure of public expectations ( Foskett and Longstaff, 2018 ) to be national and international ‘leaders’ in promoting healthy coping strategies throughout the pandemic. They may have felt obliged to take part in various sport challenges, as well as to communicate public health messages to their, typically large, fan-base, using their online social media platforms, for example ( Sharpe et al, 2020 ).…”

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Sport Cyberpsychology in Action During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Possibilities): A Narrative Review

Hurley

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Interest in sport cyberpsychology has become more popular over the last decade, primarily due to the increased use of technology and the online world, including social media, within sport settings (Hurley, 2018). In 2020, this became even more apparent for many athletes, their support teams and their sport organisations, when their professional and social worlds became cyber-dominated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many challenges were encountered by: (i) the athletes, in their efforts to remain active and well during this time when all competitions were cancelled and (ii) the healthcare professionals, working with these athletes, in their efforts to continue to support the athletes, when severe travel restrictions and social distancing were in place for considerable periods of time. The purpose of this paper, using a narrative review process, is to present and scrutinise an array of Internet interventions, remote psychological supports and applications (apps) that the athletes and their support personnel used to help them meet their physical, social, and emotional needs during the pandemic. The beneficial and restrictive features of these online options will be presented. Two main themes will be considered in order to focus this discussion, namely, (i) the potential physical and mental opportunities and challenges using the online world extensively during this time presented for the individuals working in sport and (ii) suggestions for how such online interventions used by the athletes, their coaches and sport science personnel during the pandemic may be maintained in some positive ways into the future, to help the athletes prepare for their upcoming competitions, their training and their future careers when they retire from elite sport.

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“…On the other hand, social media's role has become even more relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic [9]. For instance, social media has been an essential way for teams, sport organisations, and athletes to connect with their fans [10,11], especially during lockdown periods. Furthermore, social media can be used under this context of social restrictions to inspire people to engage in physical activity and sport [12].…”

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Development and Preliminary Validation of Social Media as an Educational and Professional Tool Student Perceptions Scale (SMEPT-SPS)

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Although social media has an increasing presence both in university and sports settings, in the sports-management education context, no instruments (without being focused on one particular social-media platform, e.g., Facebook and Twitter) have been developed and validated that globally allow the academy to explore the perceptions of sports-management students concerning the educational and professional learning potential that these tools offer. Therefore, this research’s main objective is to develop and perform a preliminary validation of the social media as an educational and professional tool student perceptions scale (SMEPT-SPS). This study sample was composed of 90 Spanish undergraduate sports-management students (M = 22.56; SD = 3.55). A multigroup confirmatory factor analysis was performed to examine the psychometric properties of the SMEPT-SPS. The statistical analysis reflects the scale’s three-dimensional nature, explaining 67.87% of the variance and presents adequate psychometric properties (α = 0.87). Nevertheless, further validity and reliability analysis are required to confirm these initial findings with a larger and more representative sample. Considering the foregoing limitation, this research contributes to the literature by providing a new instrument, the SMEPT-SPS, that could help sports-management faculty expand the scope and understanding of social media’s educational and professional potential.

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The Social Media Response From Athletes and Sport Organizations to COVID-19: An Altruistic Tone

Cited by 29 publications

References 19 publications

Mental Health Status, Life Satisfaction, and Mood State of Elite Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study in the Phases of Home Confinement, Reopening, and Semi-Lockdown Condition

Mental Health Status, Life Satisfaction, and Mood State of Elite Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study in the Phases of Home Confinement, Reopening, and Semi-Lockdown Condition

Sport Cyberpsychology in Action During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Possibilities): A Narrative Review

Development and Preliminary Validation of Social Media as an Educational and Professional Tool Student Perceptions Scale (SMEPT-SPS)

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