Exploring mental health symptoms in elite athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis on sex differences

LT Kuo, SHL Tsai, U Dave, WA Marmor, R Olsen… - PloS one, 2025 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected elite athletes, leading to increased mental
health issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Sex differences in mental health may …

Relationships between resilience, mental well-being, and COVID-19 worries in collegiate student-athletes

CJ Watts, RC Hilliard… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with robust declines in well-being for
collegiate student-athletes. Worries about COVID-19 have frequently been associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Motivation to train during a pandemic: The role of fitness resources, mental health, and motivational profiles among student-athletes in team sports

RJ Purc-Stephenson, TMJ Zimmerman… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The sporting season across post-secondary institutions was cancelled in March 2020 due to
COVID-19, and student-athletes had to maintain their training at home. It is unclear what …

Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada

V Boudreault, S Labossière, V Gauthier… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown disrupted the university sports season and had negative
consequences on the academic and personal life of university student-athletes, resulting in …

Investigating stress, anxiety, and coping strategies among higher education students in extreme contexts: insights from Romania during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Simionescu, AB Mahmoud, W Strielkowski… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Using the perspective of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which represents a
public health challenge that also affects education and the psychological well-being of …

Current state and the support system of athlete wellbeing in Japan: The perspectives of the university student-athletes

Y Noguchi, C Kuribayashi, T Kinugasa - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The optimization of athletes' wellbeing has been increasingly considered essential both in
the academic and practical fields of high-performance sports. Various organizations, such as …

What did we learn about elite student-athlete mental health systems from the COVID-19 pandemic?

K Simpson, G Baker, E Cameron-Blake… - BMJ Open Sport & …, 2024 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Elite student-athletes (SAs) in higher education (HE) have distinct mental health (MH) risks.
The COVID-19 pandemic put pressure on systems and increased elite SA vulnerability to …

[PDF][PDF] Predictive roles of perceived stressors and life skills on stress responses of collegiate athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Y Yamada, H Tsuchiya - Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 2022 - efsupit.ro
Problem Statement: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has
significantly altered the daily lives of humanity, including in sports. Competitions were …

Quality of life and recovery

TLA Chu, RJ Harmison, SB Martin - The Importance of Recovery …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
In this chapter, the concept of quality of life (QOL) and its possible relationship to the
recovery-stress balance is discussed. More specifically, guided by a social-ecological …

Prevalence of Poor Sleep Quality and its Association with Lifestyle Habits, Competition-Based Activities, and Psychological Distress in Japanese Student-Athletes …

T Monma, K Yamashita, G Yoshida, E Fujita… - Sleep …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Objectives The present study clarified the prevalence of poor sleep quality and its relation to
lifestyle habits, competitive-based activities, and psychological distress among Japanese …