Background: The prevalence of adolescent athletes who specialize in sports has increased
in recent years. Substantial literature on youth sports has linked early sport specialization to …

Background: Numerous studies have been published on alexithymia among athletes in the
last decades. The objective, here, is to provide a critical review on alexithymia in sport and …

Elite athletes undergo intensive training and competitive pressure to succeed, making them
susceptible to professional strain. However, they differ in their subjective reactions in the …

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationships between a controlling interpersonal
style, psychological need thwarting and burnout in adolescent soccer players and to test a …

Abstract Background and Study Aims: Considering the dual processing model, human
behaviour is guided by implicit and explicit processing. Implicit or automatic processing is …

Introduction Aggression in sports is often perceived as a necessary trait for success,
especially in martial arts. Aggression can be assessed both explicitly and implicitly, taking …

Introduction: Social and contextual factors play an important role for elite athletes' mental
health. In the present study, we examined how young elite athletes' coach-athlete …

Adolescence is characterized by pubertal physical changes, cognitive development, and
modified social expectations. Adolescent athletes often enter a more challenging stage of …

Coaching style is key to athletes' performance and mental well-being. However, few
attempts have examined the effects of coaching style on athletes in a Chinese cultural …

Sleep disorders are an important issue among elite athletes. In this study, we used data from
two studies to examine the prevalence, pattern, and risk factors of insomnia symptoms …