DETERMINATION OF LEVELS OF ANXIETY OF PARENTS OF THE INDIVIDIUALS WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME PARTICIPATING ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP İN TURKEY

Authors : Mehmet ÖZDEMİR, Halil TANIR, Erkan ÇETİNKAYAC, İbrahim BOZKURT, Zekai ÇAKIR

Pages : 23-32

Doi:10.22282/ojrs.2020.68

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Publication Date : 2020-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this research is to determine the level of continuous anxiety of parents of individuals with Down’s syndrome joining in Athletics Championships in Turkey independently from their families after regular athletics trainings. The parents of 10 individuals with Down’s syndrome application group who are between 10 and 15 years old and attend athletics regularly and The parents of 10 individiuals with Down’s syndrome conrol Group who didnot participate in any physical activity were included in the study.The first-last questionnaire application was applied to the parents who participated in the research. Athletics work was carried out at the stadium under the control of athletics coaches between 15: 00-17: 00 hours 3 days a week Monday, Wednesday and Friday . The individuals in the control group was made to do no application. The individiuals with Down’s syndrome who partcipated in the studies regularly participated in Athletics Championships in Turkey organized by the Federation of Turkish Special Athletes and remained separate from their families 7 days. The questionnaire application was applied to the parents of individuals who participated in athletics studies and who didnot participate in athletics studies before and after the 16-week program. In the statistical evaluation of the data obtained, An significant difference was observed in the anxiety level of the parents of the individuals who continued the athletics sport. This result is due to the expectation of their families.
Keywords : Athletics, Downs syndrome, Anxiety