A systematic review and meta-synthesis of mental health position statements in sport: Scope, quality and future directions

SA Vella, MJ Schweickle, JT Sutcliffe… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of this systematic review was to provide clarity, guidance, and an
overview of existing statements regarding athlete mental health and wellbeing. Design We …

[HTML][HTML] Let's talk about mental health and mental disorders in elite sports: a narrative review of theoretical perspectives

C Lundqvist, G Andersson - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The objective of this article is to discuss:(a) the various theoretical perspectives on mental
health and mental health disorders adopted in sport psychology, and (b) how the adoption of …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health in elite athletes: increased awareness requires an early intervention framework to respond to athlete needs

R Purcell, K Gwyther, SM Rice - Sports medicine-open, 2019 - Springer
The current 'state of play'in supporting elite athlete mental health and wellbeing has centred
mostly on building mental health literacy or awareness of the signs of mental ill-health …

[HTML][HTML] International Olympic Committee (IOC) sport mental health assessment tool 1 (SMHAT-1) and sport mental health recognition tool 1 (SMHRT-1): towards …

V Gouttebarge, A Bindra, C Blauwet… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives To develop an assessment and recognition tool to identify elite athletes at risk for
mental health symptoms and disorders. Methods We conducted narrative and systematic …

Competitive anxiety or Coronavirus anxiety? The psychophysiological responses of professional football players after returning to competition during the COVID-19 …

AH Mehrsafar, AM Zadeh, JCJ Sanchez… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to examine the relationship between competitive anxiety,
fear/anxiety of COVID-19, and autonomic and endocrine stress responses in professional …

Developing mental health literacy and cultural competence in elite sport

P Gorczynski, A Currie, K Gibson… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mental health symptoms and disorders amongst elite athletes have attracted a great deal of
discussion recently. Current epidemiological evidence illustrates that mental health …

Rates and correlates of mental health symptoms in currently competing elite athletes from the Australian National high-performance sports system

R Purcell, S Rice, M Butterworth, M Clements - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Aims Elite athletes are at risk of mental ill-health via exposure to sports-related stressors and
the overlap in competitive playing years with the peak age of onset of mental ill-health …

The mental health of student-athletes: A systematic scoping review

J Kegelaers, P Wylleman, S Defruyt… - … Review of Sport and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to provide a systematic scoping review of the research
focussing on student-athletes' mental health (MH). More specifically, we aimed to describe …

To Flourish or Languish, that is the question: exploring the mental health profiles of Danish elite athletes

A Kuettel, AK Pedersen, CH Larsen - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of this study was (a) to investigate mental well-being and the
prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in Danish male and female elite athletes,(b) …

COVID-19 lockdown: a global study investigating the effect of athletes' sport classification and sex on training practices

JA Washif, Ø Sandbakk, S Seiler… - … journal of sports …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To investigate differences in athletes' knowledge, beliefs, and training practices
during COVID-19 lockdowns with reference to sport classification and sex. This work …