Fatores motivacionais para a prática de treinamento resistido e suas relações com os níveis de ansiedade durante a pandemia do COVID-19 em adultos da zona norte de João Pessoa

Abstract

This research sought to understand which motivational factors influenced the search for the practice of resistance training and its relations with anxiety in adults in the northern zone of João Pessoa during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional, descriptive research with a quantitative approach was conducted. The audience, adults, resistance training practitioners. The motivational factors were analyzed through the Exercise Motivations Inventory - 2 (EMI-2) translated into Portuguese. The presence of anxiety was analyzed through the Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale (EADS-21). Data were quantitatively analyzed by descriptive statistics using frequency distribution, median, standard deviation, and minimum and maximum values. Friedman's test was used for comparison between motivational factors and Spearman's test was used for the relationship between the motivational factors of the EMI-2 and the anxiety subscale of the EADS-21. According to the results, the main motivational factors for the practice of resistance training in the sample were primarily physical fitness, prevention of diseases, fun and well-being, and stress control. It was also found that for older people (>26 years old), anxiety levels showed a negative relationship with the motivational factor affiliation. It was concluded that there is a greater concern of the TR practitioners analyzed with health care.