Abstract:

The paper explores the relationship between physical activity deprivation caused by lockdown demands of COVID-19 and the sense of security, self-esteem, and mental  discomfort experienced by women, both employed as stayed already out of employment. The sample (N=41) of women aged 20-40 and over 60 was confronted  with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSC) with the aim to verify the possible relationships between controlled  variables. The Anova one-way analysis and Tukey's post-test have delivered the results which are presented in tabular form. As the main result a moderate level was found in the variable of the sense of security of the studied groups. Women under 30 suffered the most from the inability to take advantage of physical activity such as walking, the highest level of discomfort due to reduced mobility in the form of recreational running was found in young women up to 40 years of age. Significant differences were also found between individual age groups in the perception of their discomfort due to the closure of gyms, where young women presented a highest level. The surveyed women presented generally adequate self-esteem, however the largest number of respondents with low self-esteem was diagnosed among older women aged 60-70 and over 70. In conclusions are proposed some practical solutions for the who are women long-term working or staying in a home surrounding enabling them to copy with physical activity deprivation caused by COVID-19 demands for social isolation.