Analysis of the role of mental health in relation to health anxiety and sports performance of female coaches in Qom province against the epidemic of Covid-19 disease

Background and Aims: The aim of this study was to analyze the role of mental health in relation to health anxiety and sports performance of female trainers in Qom province against the epidemic of Covid-19 disease.Materials and Methods: The research method was correlation and its statistical population consisted of all female sports coaches in Qom. Among these individuals, a sample of 150 people was selected according to the formula of Myers et al. (2006) by available sampling method and were evaluated using general health questionnaires (1979), health anxiety (2002), and coach performance evaluation (2013). Research data were analyzed using one-sample t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling using SPSS-26 and Smart PLS software.Results: The results of the present study showed that the level of mental health, health anxiety and sports performance of female coaches in Qom province is the expected range. The results of correlation coefficient showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the dimensions of mental health and all dimensions of health anxiety and a negative and significant relationship with the dimensions of sports performance. There is also a negative and significant relationship between the dimensions of health anxiety and the dimensions of sports performance. The results of structural equation modeling showed that the research model has a perfect fit and health anxiety has a mediating role in the relationship between mental health and sports performance.Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that health anxiety has an effect on mental health and sports performance of female coaches in Qom province.