Mental health and social participation skills of wheelchair basketball players: A controlled study |
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Authors: | Giovanni Fiorilli Enzo Iuliano Giovanna Aquino Claudia Battaglia Arrigo Giombini Giuseppe Calcagno Alessandra di Cagno |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy;2. Department of Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00194 Rome, Italy |
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Abstract: | The aim of this study was to assess differences in psychological well-being, symptomatic psychological disorders and social participation, between competitive wheelchair basketball participants and those non-participants. Forty-six wheelchair participants, 24 Basketball players (aged 35.60 ± 7.56) and 22 non-players (aged 36.20 ± 6.23), completed three validated self-report questionnaires: Participation Scale (PS), Psychological Well-Being Scale PWBS] and Symptom Checklist 90 R SCL-90-R]. ANOVA showed significant overall differences between the two groups. The social restriction score, evaluated by PS, was significantly higher in the non-basketball participants (p = 0.00001) than the basketball participants. The PWB Scale showed significant differences in all 6 dimensions: positive relations with others, environmental mastery, personal growth, purpose in life and self-acceptance (p < 0.01), and autonomy (p < 0.05), with better scores in the basketball participants. The SCL-90-R scores were significantly lower for the basketball group in the following 6 symptomatic dimensions: depression, phobic anxiety, and sleep disorder (p < 0.01), somatization, interpersonal sensitivity and psychoticism (with p < 0.05). It was concluded that competitive wheelchair basketball participants showed better psychological well-being and social skills than those non-participants. |
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Keywords: | Disabilities Mental health Socialization Reverse integration Sport |
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