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Mental health in student-athletes in Norwegian lower secondary sport schools (2024)
Saarinen, M., Phipps, D. J., & Bjørndal, C. T. (2024). Mental health in student-athletes in Norwegian lower secondary sport schools. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10(2), Article e001955. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-001955
JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat
Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Saarinen, Milla; Phipps, Daniel John; Bjørndal, Christian Thue
Lehti tai sarja: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
eISSN: 2055-7647
Julkaisuvuosi: 2024
Volyymi: 10
Lehden numero: 2
Artikkelinumero: e001955
Kustantaja: BMJ Publishing Group
Julkaisumaa: Britannia
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-001955
Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla
Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Kokonaan avoin julkaisukanava
Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/94905
Tiivistelmä
The Norwegian sport school system offers a method for helping young dual-career athletes achieve their best both in academia and sports. However, there remains a concern that pursuing dual careers at a young age may leave some student-athletes vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between gender, grade, and sport type and problematic scores on school burn-out, sport burn-out, self-esteem and psychological distress in student-athletes within a sample of Norwegian lower secondary schools.
Methods
A sample of 642 student-athletes (ages 12–14) in grades 8–10 across 8 Norwegian lower secondary sport schools completed questionnaires on burn-out, self-esteem and psychological distress at the beginning of the school year.
Results
Females were more likely to report high levels of sport-related burn-out and psychological distress, and low self-esteem; older student-athletes were more likely to report severe school-related and sport-related burn-out; and individual sport student-athletes were more likely to report high levels of psychological distress.
Conclusions
Lower secondary sport schools in Norway may seek to be aware of the challenges facing student-athletes for informed practical steps to protect their mental health and maximise their outcomes as school students and athletes.
YSO-asiasanat: mielenterveys; urheilijat; urheilu; kilpaurheilu; urheiluoppilaitokset; nuoret; stressi; psyykkinen kuormittavuus; uupumus; alemmuudentunne
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