Psychological Strain and Suicidal Ideation in Athletes: The Multiple Mediating Effects of Hopelessness and Depression
Autor: | Liwei Zhang, Guoxiao Sun, Cun-Xian Jia, Siyu Tian, Jingyi Zhao |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
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Male Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine Positive correlation Article Structural equation modeling Suicidal Ideation Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine hopelessness medicine Humans Psychological strain psychological strain Child Suicidal ideation Depression (differential diagnoses) biology Depression Athletes lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification Mental health Self Concept humanities Affect athletes Female medicine.symptom Psychology mental health Stress Psychological 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 21 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8087, p 8087 (2020) |
ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
Popis: | The present study aims to examine the relationship between psychological strain, suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and depression among Chinese athletes. Participants were 774 Chinese athletes (454 men and 320 women), with a range of ages from 12 to 35 (M = 18.47, SD = 3.39). The structural equation modeling method was used to examine the multiple mediating effects of hopelessness and depression between psychological strain and suicidal ideation. As expected, a positive correlation between psychological strain, suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and depression was found. Additionally, results seem to indicate that psychological strain directly and positively influenced suicidal ideation, and that hopelessness and depression played a serial mediating role in the relationship between psychological strain and suicidal ideation. To conclude, the psychological strain theory is applicable for explaining suicidal ideation in athletes. In athletes, psychological strain is sequentially associated first with a sense of hopelessness and then depression, which is in turn related to suicidal ideation. The present study makes a significant contribution to the literature because we provide a new theoretical basis and new methods for preventing mental disorder and suicidality in athletes. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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