Psychological and social factors associated with mental health of European dual career athletes: A systematic review.

Autor:	Aalto, Esa P., Pons, Joan, Alcaraz, Saul, Zamora‐Solé, Rocío, Ramis, Yago
Předmět:	PSYCHOLOGY of athletes PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience MENTAL orientation MENTAL health SPORTS SATISFACTION MINDFULNESS INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems GOAL (Psychology) PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation DESCRIPTIVE statistics CONFIDENCE SYSTEMATIC reviews MEDLINE MOTIVATION (Psychology) NEED (Psychology) PSYCHOLOGICAL stress HAPPINESS ONLINE information services AFFECT (Psychology) INTERPERSONAL relations PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems PERFECTIONISM (Personality trait) WELL-being SELF-perception
Zdroj:	European Journal of Sport Science; Dec2024, Vol. 24 Issue 12, p1844-1864, 21p
Abstrakt:	Dual careers (DCs) are challenging trajectories followed by athletes willing to develop their academic/professional career with their athletic careers. These trajectories usually entail additional stressors, which can decrease athletes' mental health or even increase their risk of mental ill‐health. While existing research has recognized the importance of psychological and social factors in both of these areas separately, we lack systematic knowledge on which factors are associated with European DC athlete mental health outcomes, making evidence‐based practice more challenging. In this regard, to advance the European DC tradition and to provide a strong base for researchers and practitioners working within this field, this systematic review aims to appraise this evidence identifying and categorizing the psychological and social factors associated with the European DC athletes' mental health. We conducted this review according to Preferred Reporting for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analysis guidelines and performed the systematic search in six databases, finding 56 eligible articles. Our analysis identified 35 different psychological and social factors, most showing significant associations with athletes' mental health. Notably, affect, stress, motivational climate, mindfulness, resilience, perfectionism, goal orientation, motivation, and basic psychological need satisfaction showed the strongest evidence associated with mental health. Overall, this review provides a comprehensive synthesis of psychological and social factors, advancing the holistic ecological approach in dual careers and athlete mental health. Yet, our results highlight the need to strengthen the evidence regarding these factors and provide specific research avenues, such as focus on DC‐specific factors and consideration of DC athlete definition and career trajectories. Highlights: Our systematic review analyzed the psychological and social factors affecting European dual career (DC) athletes' mental health, yielding 56 relevant articles.We identified 35 distinct factors, organized into four psychological (Identity, Expectations, and Beliefs; Emotional and Affective Responses; Motivation and Goal‐oriented Behavior; and Competencies and Coping Resources) and three social categories (Sport and Academic Climates; DC‐Specific Demands; and Interactions with DC Agents). We narratively developed each category and synthesized the findings into a DC development environment working model.Our findings illustrate nine factors with the most robust associations with mental health. For future research, we emphasize the need for more detailed characterizations of DC athletes, deeper explorations of DC competencies, and a focus on longitudinal and replication studies to enhance our understanding of DC mental health in Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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