Pohodništvo in počutje Slovencev v prvem valu epidemije COVID-19 : magistrsko delo

Želimorski, Luka (author), Debevec, Tadej (mentor), Kajtna, Tanja (co-mentor)

Pohodništvo je v Sloveniji ena izmed najbolj priljubljenih rekreativnih dejavnosti. Zanjo imamo namreč idealne pogoje in potrebujemo zelo malo opreme. S to dejavnostjo se lahko ukvarjajo prav vsi, saj ne zahteva nobenih posebnih gibalnih znanj in jo lahko ustrezno prilagodimo glede na izkušnje in sposobnosti posameznikov. V Sloveniji in tudi drugod po svetu je malo raziskav, ki preučujejo pohodniško dejavnost, še manj pa takšnih, ki preučujejo, kaj se je s to dejavnostjo dogajalo v prvem valu pandemije COVID-19. Naš cilj je bil raziskati, kako je pandemija in vse, kar je z njo povezano (omejitve, državni ukrepi itd.), vplivala na pohodniško dejavnost Slovencev. Glede na to da se v težkih obdobjih tudi močno povečajo občutki anksioznosti in strahu, nas je zanimalo tudi, kako se je populacija spopadala s tem. Vse podatke smo zbirali za obdobje prvega vala COVID-19 (marec–maj 2020) in za enako obdobje leta 2019. Tako smo lahko primerjali vse zbrane podatke o pohodništvu v času pandemije in v času pred COVID-19. V anketo smo vključili 178 posameznikov, starejših od 15 let. Anketa je bila izvedena preko spletne platforme 1KA, do katere so lahko dostopali vsi, ki so imeli povezavo. Vprašanja so se nanašala na njihovo pohodniško dejavnost pred in med pandemijo, kolikokrat na teden so se z dejavnostjo ukvarjali, kako dolgo so trajali pohodi in na katero višino so se povzpeli. Zanimalo nas je tudi, kako so se spopadali z anksioznostjo in strahom med pandemijo. Dobljeni rezultati so pokazali, da se je pohodniška dejavnost povečala zgolj pri dijakih, ostali skupini nista kazali statistično značilnih razlik. Odstotek preizkušancev, ki so odgovorili, da se ukvarjajo s pohodništvom trikrat ali večkrat na teden, se je med pandemijo povečal za 12 odstotkov. Prav tako so vsi preizkušanci poročali o večji prisotnosti anksioznosti in strahu v obdobju od marca do maja leta 2020, ni pa prihajalo do statistično značilnih razlik med posameznimi skupinami. To delo je eno izmed redkih, ki preverja pohodniško dejavnost Slovencev v času prvega vala COVID-19. Prikazuje pohodniške navade Slovencev, kako so se te spremenile v času pandemije in kako se je slovenska populacija mentalno odzvala na pritiske pandemije.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: pohodništvo, pandemija COVID-19, strah, anksioznost
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: FŠ - Faculty of Sport
• Year: 2021
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-127536
• COBISS.SI-ID: 69633539
• Publication date in RUL: 14.06.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Hiking and well being of slovenians during the first wave of the covid-19 epidemic

Abstract

Hiking is one of the most popular recreational activities in Slovenia. The conditions in Slovenia are excelent, people need very little equipment and every one can participate in this activity no matter their status. Also it only requires basic motor skills (e.g. walking). In Slovenia and also globally there is scarce research on the effects of hiking in various populations. Even less studies investigate the effects of the first wavev of the COVID-19 pandemic on hiking activity. Our goal was to get insight into how the pandemic and all corresponding limitations and other measures impacted the hiking activity of Slovenians. Considering that during hard times people are more prone to anxiety and fear, we also wanted to get some information about the psychological effects of the pandemic first wave. Fort his purpose we obtained data from two different periods, march-may 2020 and the same period in 2019 based on online questionare. We aimed to compare how hiking data from a virus free period in 2019 has changed during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020. The sample included 178 individuals above the age of 15 years. The survey that was used was uploaded to the 1KA (web based) platform. The questions inquired about how many times they went on a hike during the week, how long did the hike last and how much elevation people gained in one hike. Also additional questions regarding anxiety and fear in both periods were included. The obtained data indicates that only the group of high-school children reported more hiking activity during the pandemic wave, with similar activity observed in students and adults. The percentage of individuals that replied that they hike 3 or more times per week increased by 12 % during the pandemic. Also the majority of respondents reported higher levels of anxiety and fear during the first wave of the pandemic. But there were no statistically relevant differences between the groups. Physical activity is very importaint for our physical and mental well being and it can have a great effect on our quality of life. This research is one of few that gives insight into the hiking activity of Slovenians during the first wave of COVID-19. It shows Slovenians hiking parameters, how they changed during the pandemic and how the population mentaly reacted to the hardships of the pandemic.

• Keywords: hiking, COVID-19 pandemic, fear, anxiety