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https://doi.org/10.26582/k.56.1.3

The influence of sport-specific factors on sleep quality in young elite athletes: A comparative study

Alvaro De Pano-Rodriguez orcid.org/0000-0002-6816-6571 ; Faculty of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Department of Specific Didactics, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain *
Jose V. Beltran-Garrido orcid.org/0000-0001-9286-8453 ; Department of Education Science, School of Humanities and Communication Sciences, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Calle Grecia 31, 12006 Castellon de la Plana, Spain
Vicens Hernadez-Gonzalez orcid.org/0000-0003-3201-3298 ; Faculty of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Department of Specific Didactics, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
Javier Bueno-Antequera ; Physical Performance & Sports Research Center, Department of Sports and Computer Science, Section of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain; Section of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Miguel A. Oviedo-Caro ; Physical Performance & Sports Research Center, Department of Sports and Computer Science, Section of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain; Section of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Carmen Mayolas-Pi ; Section of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Alejandro Legaz-Arrese ; Section of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Joaquin Reverter-Masia ; Faculty of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Department of Specific Didactics, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain

* Dopisni autor.

Sažetak

Sleep is a crucial physiological process that promotes human health and well-being. Physical activity and sports participation are known to improve sleep quality in adolescents. The objective was to investigate how the characteristics of different sports affected this relationship in elite athletes. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 1,831 young Spanish elite athletes (1,059 males and 772 females) from 11 to 20 years old who self-reported their sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Questionnaire and provided information on their sports practice. Technical sports reported significantly better sleep quality than team sports (p=.004, d =- 0.39, small). Additionally, individual competition sports reported better sleep quality than team competition sports (p=.033, d=-0.15, trivial). Differences by the type of metabolism were not statistically significant. Better sleep quality was reported in outdoors training environment sports compared to indoors training environment sports (p=.023, d=-0.11, trivial). The type of sports practiced may influence sleep quality in adolescents and highlights the importance of considering sport characteristics when promoting sleep health. Further research is necessary to explore the underlying mechanisms and to validate these findings across different age groups and populations.

Ključne riječi

sleep quality; adolescents; elite sport; health; athletes

Hrčak ID:

317829

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/317829

Datum izdavanja:

30.6.2024.

Posjeta: 829 *