[ Impact de l'état dépressif sur la performance sportive chez les jeunes adolescents scolarisés ]
Volume 10, Issue 2, October 2014, Pages 275–281
A. Eloirdi1, Amine Arfaoui2, and A.O.T. Ahami3
1 Equipe de Neurosciences Cliniques, Cognitives et Santé, Laboratoire de Biologie et Santé, Faculté des Sciences, Université IBN TOFAÏL, BP. 133, Kenitra, Morocco
2 Institut Royal de Formation des Cadres Salé, Morocco
3 Directeur du Laboratoire de Neurosciences, Comportementales et Cognitives. Université Ibn Tofail, Kénitra, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This work aims to study the impact of depression on athletic performance in a sample of 180 young adolescents attending school. To reach this objective, we used the MINI test (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview) for the assessment of depression. Moreover, we chose gymnastics as sport discipline to assess the performance. The results showed relatively high depressive statuses with 29% having a mild depressive episode, 14% with an average depressive episode and 8% with severe depressive episode. The studied adolescents displayed a low athletic performance. Furthermore, girls showed lower performance and higher depression than boys. In terms of age, the adolescents who are between 13 and 14 years old displayed higher performance and lower depression compared to older ones. The correlation analysis showed that depression has a negative effect on performance.
In conclusion, it should be noted that the sports performance depends on the depression status that a better management of mental health of adolescents could improve significantly their sports performance.
Author Keywords: depression status, adolescents, athletic performance, MINI test.
Volume 10, Issue 2, October 2014, Pages 275–281
A. Eloirdi1, Amine Arfaoui2, and A.O.T. Ahami3
1 Equipe de Neurosciences Cliniques, Cognitives et Santé, Laboratoire de Biologie et Santé, Faculté des Sciences, Université IBN TOFAÏL, BP. 133, Kenitra, Morocco
2 Institut Royal de Formation des Cadres Salé, Morocco
3 Directeur du Laboratoire de Neurosciences, Comportementales et Cognitives. Université Ibn Tofail, Kénitra, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This work aims to study the impact of depression on athletic performance in a sample of 180 young adolescents attending school. To reach this objective, we used the MINI test (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview) for the assessment of depression. Moreover, we chose gymnastics as sport discipline to assess the performance. The results showed relatively high depressive statuses with 29% having a mild depressive episode, 14% with an average depressive episode and 8% with severe depressive episode. The studied adolescents displayed a low athletic performance. Furthermore, girls showed lower performance and higher depression than boys. In terms of age, the adolescents who are between 13 and 14 years old displayed higher performance and lower depression compared to older ones. The correlation analysis showed that depression has a negative effect on performance.
In conclusion, it should be noted that the sports performance depends on the depression status that a better management of mental health of adolescents could improve significantly their sports performance.
Author Keywords: depression status, adolescents, athletic performance, MINI test.
Abstract: (french)
L'objectif de notre travail est d'étudier l'impact de l'état dépressif sur la performance sportive auprès d'un échantillon de 180 jeunes adolescent(e)s scolarisés. Pour atteindre cet objectif, nous avons utilisé le test MINI pour l'évaluation de l'état dépressif. Par ailleurs, nous avons choisi la gymnastique au sol comme discipline sportive pour évaluer la performance. Les résultats ont montré des états dépressifs assez élevés avec 29% présentant un épisode dépressif léger, 14% présentant un épisode dépressif moyen et 8% présentant un épisode dépressif sévère d'après le test MINI (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview) et une faible performance sportive. Les filles sont moins performantes et plus dépressives que les garçons. En terme d'âge, les adolescents âgés entre 13 et 14 ans s'avèrent plus performants et moins dépressifs par rapport aux adolescents plus âgés. Les analyses corrélationnelles ont montré que la manifestation d'un tel état dépressif agit négativement sur la performance sportive. En conclusion, il se dégage à partir de ce travail que la performance sportive dépend de leur état dépressif, ce qui implique qu'une prise en charge consciente de la santé mentale des adolescents pourrait améliorer considérablement leur performance sportive.
Author Keywords: état dépressif, adolescents, performance sportive, test MINI.
How to Cite this Article
A. Eloirdi, Amine Arfaoui, and A.O.T. Ahami, “Impact of depression on athletic performance in young adolescents attending school,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 275–281, October 2014.
