Mental Health Profiles of Danish Youth Soccer Players: The Influence of Gender and Career Development

Küettel, Andreas; Durand‐Bush, Natalie; Larsen, Carsten Hvid

doi:10.1123/jcsp.2021-0035

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“…While participants demonstrated a normal level of depressive symptoms in the preintervention assessment, the level of depressive symptoms had dropped in post-measurement, in line with previous studies showing that ACT is effective in decreasing symptoms of depression (Räsänen et al, 2016). This finding is promising, since depression is one of the most common mental health challenges and barrier to female soccer players' well-being (Prinz et al, 2016;Küttel et al, 2021). Overall, it seems that the start of the competitive season did not affect general well-being, as no significant within-group changes were observed in CON in other variables than sports-related well-being.…”

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“…Therefore, it is important to promote sports-related mental health. Special attention is needed for youth players, as Küttel et al, (2021) showed that scores of anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms increased when progressing in age, highlighting the transition from junior to senior, but also demands from other life domains.…”

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“…For example, Prinz, Dvořák, and Junge (2016) evaluated German first league female players, finding that at least once during their careers, a third of players reported major depressive symptoms and a fourth of players reported mild to moderate depressive symptoms. Furthermore, Küttel, Durand-Bush, and Larsen (2021) found that youth Danish female players perceived their well-being lower and demonstrated four times higher probability of expressing anxiety and depressive symptoms compared to males. Overall, there is increased concern for high-performance athletes' mental health.…”

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Online Guided ACT Intervention for Enhancing the Psychological Well-being of Female Soccer Players in Pre-season

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Ihalainen³

et al. 2022

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This study investigated whether an internet-based intervention aimed at enhancing the psychological well-being of female soccer players before the competitive season could be effective approach to meet the needs of the players. Players (n= 43; 17–26 years old)on the four separated teams in Finland’shighest league were assigned to either a guided six-week online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention (ACTi) or to a control condition (CON). A between-groups pre–post (ACTi vs. CON) design was implemented before the competitive season. Players in the ACTi were offered three group sessions, performed internet-based tasks, and were individually supported by a guide. The results demonstrated that the ACTi players maintained their sports-related well-being (between-group, d = 0.72), while the sports-related well-being of the CON players, especially emotional and social well-being, had declined. In addition, ACTi players’perceived stress (d = 0.60) and depression (d = 0.88) declined, while their psychological flexibility in sports (d = 0.41) increased compared to the CON players. These results suggest that before the competitive season, players’ sports-related well-being decreases. The ACT intervention seemed to prevent this decrease and provide players with the skills to cope with emotional and social stressors related to the competitive season.

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“…Así, Wolanin et al (2016) encuentran diferencias significativas en la prevalencia de síntomas depresivos entre hombres y mujeres, donde éstas muestran 1,84 veces más riesgo que los deportistas masculinos de presentar síntomas clínicamente relevantes. Kuettel et al (2021) analizaron las diferencias de género en la salud mental entre los jóvenes futbolistas daneses y cómo se relacionan la progresión profesional y la salud mental, evaluando el bienestar mental, la depresión, la ansiedad y otras variables. Las jugadoras puntuaron significativamente más bajo en bienestar mental y tenían cuatro veces más probabilidades de expresar síntomas de ansiedad y depresión que los hombres.…”

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Indicadores de salud mental en jugadoras de fútbol en función de la edad

Godoy

Redondo

Olmedilla

2022

J. Univers. Mov. Perfom.

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El objetivo principal del presente estudio es estudiar la relación entre indicadores de salud mental (depresión, estrés y ansiedad) y la edad en jugadoras de fútbol. Concretamente se pretende determinar la relación entre la edad y la depresión, la edad y la ansiedad y la edad y el estrés. Las participantes fueron 74 jugadoras de fútbol, con una media de edad de 19,59 años (±4,74); con un intervalo entre los 13 y 33 años. La muestra se dividió en 3 grupos de edad: de 13 a 16 años, de 17 a 20 años y de 21 a 33 años. Para evaluar los indicadores de salud mental se utilizó la Escala de Depresión, Ansiedad y Estrés (DASS-21). Se realizó un análisis descriptivo de las variables y un análisis de correlación Rho de Spearman y ANOVA de un factor mediante contrastes post-hoc. Los resultados indican que las puntuaciones en depresión, ansiedad y estrés de las jugadoras fueron mayores en el grupo de 17 a 20 años, y menores en el de menor edad. Concretamente el nivel de depresión fue significativamente mayor en el grupo de 17-20 años en comparación con el grupo de 13-16 años. El paso de categorías de competición en edades tempranas a categorías de mayor relevancia competitiva podría estar explicando, en parte, estos resultados, y por tanto señala la importancia de un asesoramiento psicológico dirigido a moderar el impacto emocional y psicológico del paso de unas categorías a otras de mayor nivel.

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“…Additionally, within 607 male soccer players, 9% reported alcohol misuse, 38% anxiety and depression, and 58% adverse nutrition (Gouttebarge, Aoki, et al, 2015). The prevalence may also vary upon age (Kuettel, Durand‐Bush & Larsen, 2021), as higher rates of depression (15 vs. 6.6%) and lower psychological wellbeing (PWB) (48 vs. 52) in youth vs. senior male soccer players have been reported (Abbott et al, 2019; Grimson et al, 2021).…”

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The effects of injury, contextual match factors and training load upon psychological wellbeing in English Premier League soccer players via season‐long tracking

Grimson

Brickley

Smeeton

et al. 2022

European Journal of Sport Science

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The study aimed to track psychological wellbeing (PWB) across two consecutive soccer seasons examining the effects of injury, illness, training load (TL) and contextual match factors (playing status, match selection and individual win rate). Furthermore, examine PWB prior to injury or illness event. Thirty-two English Premier League (EPL) soccer players completed the "Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale" every two weeks. No differences were found for group averaged PWB across the seasons (52.2 ± 0.3 vs. 51.8 ± 1.1) (p > 0.05). Previous 7-day TL measured using GPS (session duration, total distance, explosive distance, low-intensity distance, high-speed distance (HSD) and sprint distance (SD)) were not related to current PWB (p > 0.05). Yet, previous 14-day HSD (r (385) = −0.095) and 21-day SD (r (385) = 0.100) were related to current PWB (p < 0.05). Only 100% (vs. 0%) win rate in the previous 14-days to the questionnaire revealed a higher current PWB score (52.7 ± 4.7 vs. 50.9 ± 5.6 (p < 0.05)). PWB did not differ prior to an injury or illness event, when players were injured or had low contextual match factors at time of questionnaire or previous match, and the previous 7-days (p > 0.05). In conclusion, PWB fluctuations across the season are associated with prior TL and multiple negative results. But prior PWB was not linked to injury or illness events. Implications for prioritising interventions to improve PWB during periods of chronic high intensity TLs and losing streaks, monitoring PWB, and use in injury and illness prediction are discussed. HIGHLIGHTS. Psychological wellbeing responses, as measured by the "Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale" did not change significantly at a group level between the phases of the two seasons. . Prior training load was associated with wellbeing scores, specifically previous 14-day highspeed distance and 21-day sprint distance. . Psychological wellbeing scores were only affected by win/loss rate in the previous 14-days.. These findings highlight the importance of timely interventions to improve wellbeing in periods of negative results, and the recommendation of longitudinally monitoring wellbeing.

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Mental Health Profiles of Danish Youth Soccer Players: The Influence of Gender and Career Development

Cited by 11 publications

References 48 publications

Online Guided ACT Intervention for Enhancing the Psychological Well-being of Female Soccer Players in Pre-season

Online Guided ACT Intervention for Enhancing the Psychological Well-being of Female Soccer Players in Pre-season

Indicadores de salud mental en jugadoras de fútbol en función de la edad

The effects of injury, contextual match factors and training load upon psychological wellbeing in English Premier League soccer players via season‐long tracking

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