Mental health in Brazilian sport

Noce, Franco; Costa, Varley Teoldo da; Zanetti, Marcelo Callegari; Brandão, Maria Regina Ferreira; Winckler, Ciro; Rodrigues, Fabrízio Veloso; Wolff, Aline; Melo, Cristina Carvalho de

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“…Investigating how specific mood profile clusters are related to performance and risk of mental health issues among Brazilian athletes would be another valuable future research initiative. It would be particularly worthwhile to test the predictive validity of mood profile clusters in Brazilian populations, for example, by assessing the proportion of individuals reporting the most negative mood profiles (i.e., inverse Everest, inverse iceberg, and shark fin profiles) who subsequently experience injury, overtraining, and/or mental and physical ill-health [ 74 ].…”

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Psychometric Characteristics of the Brazil Mood Scale among Youth and Elite Athletes Using Two Response Time Frames

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et al. 2023

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Regular assessment of the mood construct as an indicator of psychological wellbeing is used in Brazil to screen athletes for risk of mental health issues. The present study tested the psychometric characteristics of the Brazil Mood Scale (BRAMS) using both “right now” and “past week” response time frames and investigated between-group differences in mood based on athletes’ sex, age, and social vulnerability. Participants were 898 athletes (511 male, 387 female, age range: 12–44 years) from eight sports. The factorial validity of the BRAMS was supported using both response time frames independently and in a multi-sample analysis. Subscale reliability was supported for both time frames. Fatigue, depression, and tension scores were higher using the “past week” time frame than the “right now” time frame. Males reported higher vigor scores than females, and younger participants (<18 years) reported lower scores for anger and depression than older participants (18+ years). No significant differences in mood (p > 0.05) were found between participants identified as socially vulnerable and those who were not socially vulnerable. Findings supported the psychometric integrity of the BRAMS and its use as a screening measure for psychological wellbeing among youth and elite athletes in Brazil.

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