How Do Male Athletes Perceive the Mood Effects of Masturbation in Sport with Reference to Male Athletes in Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

Masturbation is a sexual incitement of one’s own for sexual excitement. The mood is an internal state of feeling related to the nervous system, bought on by neurophysiological changes differently related to thoughts, feelings, behavioural responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. The study aimed to identify the mood effects on masturbation in sport.

The stratified sampling method was used to select 152 male athletes from 20 sport branches covering 50% of teams of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka for the present study. A standard questionnaire “Profile of Mood State” (POMS) was used to collect data. The moods categories of tension, depression, anger, fatigue, confusion and vigour were tested in the present study. Vigour was the only positive mood supporting sports while other the moods were considered to negatively affect moods for sports. Data were gathered in two controlled situations by POMS. Paired T-test was utilized to analyzed data on Minitab version 17.

According to the findings, significant differences were identified in depression, fatigue and confusion (P0.05) by considering the two situations. The mean values were increased of the following moods in the second situation of athletes with masturbation (tension 2.4%, depression 9.6%, fatigue 62.1% and confusion 65.3%). Vigour and anger (23% and 3.6%, respectively) were decreased by masturbation. In conclusion, a decrease of anger by masturbation may positively impact a player’s mood to effectively engage in sports. The researcher encourages performing future studies on different samples to generalize the effect of masturbation on the athlete’s moods.