Relationship of menstrual distress, anxiety and depression with performance among female basketball players
Author(s): Dr. Navneet Dhadda, Dr. Mandeep Singh, Dr. Kanwar Mandeep Singh and Dr. Parminder Singh
Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between basketball performance, menstrual distress, depression and anxiety during premenstrual phases among the university level female basketball players. A total of 70 female basketball players were purposively selected as subjects from different colleges of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. The Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) was used to assess menstrual distress among female basketball players. Johnson Basketball Test Battery was used to measure the performance of the basketball players. The anxiety level of the female basketball players was examined by the Sports Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) and depression was measured by using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The correlation analysis showed that the basketball performance of female basketball players did not show a significant association with menstrual distress, depression and anxiety during the premenstrual phase. Menstrual distress showed a significant association with depression (p
Dr. Navneet Dhadda, Dr. Mandeep Singh, Dr. Kanwar Mandeep Singh, Dr. Parminder Singh. Relationship of menstrual distress, anxiety and depression with performance among female basketball players. Int J Phys Educ Sports Health 2023;10(6):345-349. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/kheljournal.2023.v10.i6e.3190
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