Psychological Strain and Suicidal Ideation in Athletes: The Multiple Mediating Effects of Hopelessness and Depression

Sun, Guoxiao; Zhao, Jingyi; Tian, Siyu; Zhang, Liwei; Jia, Cun-Xian

doi:10.3390/ijerph17218087

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“…Those with personal Covid-19 exposure were found to suffer more from depression and eventually SI (Zhou et al, 2021 ). The results are in line with the literature as depression significantly mediated the relationship between PS and SI among athletes (Sun et al, 2020 ). Polanco-Roman et al ( 2016 ) reported similar findings in their study, where stress-related symptoms are associated with SI through depression but not rumination.…”

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“…Brooding and reflection at low levels may be adaptive as it leads one to solve the situation rather than thinking to end one’s life. Low levels of brooding may act as a reminder to get rid of the low mood, while SI is predicted by other factors (like PS) (Cheref et al, 2015 ; Sun et al, 2020 ). Reflection is a more adaptive form of rumination (Treynor, 2003 ) that helps to reflect and find ways to problem solve the situation.…”

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Psychological strain and suicidal ideation in young university students during Covid-19 outbreak: the mediating roles of rumination and depression

Muneeb¹,

Hassan²

2022

Curr Psychol

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The link between psychological strain and suicidal ideation is well embedded in literature, however, the underlying mechanism is rarely explored. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the relationship between psychological strain, suicidal ideation, rumination, and depression among Pakistani young adults during the Covid-19 outbreak. In addition, it will also try to determine the mediating role of ruminative subtypes and depression in the relationship between psychological strain and suicidal ideation. The sample consists of 400 university students (83 males and 289 females) with the age range from 18 to 30 years (M = 22.25, SD = 2.40). Psychological strain scale, Suicidal Ideation Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Ruminative Response Scale were administered to the participants. Results indicated a significant and positive association between the study variables. Psychological strain positively influenced suicidal ideation both directly, and indirectly via brooding and depression. Both variables were found to be serially mediated by the brooding subtype of rumination and depression and not with the reflective subtype. Strain theory of suicide and response style theory also postulated important insights regarding the association of these variables in young adults, among which, strain is serially related to first brooding and then depression, which is eventually related to suicidal ideation. The present study makes a significant contribution to the literature by providing a unique conceptual and theoretical framework to identify suicide at the ideation level before it proceeds to behavior during this unprecedented time of the pandemic outbreak.

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Psychological strain and suicidal ideation in young university students during Covid-19 outbreak: the mediating roles of rumination and depression

Muneeb¹,

Hassan²

2022

Curr Psychol

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“…Moreover, with increasing physiological age, athletes' performance will reach a "plateau, " which makes it difficult to achieve significant progress (Corso, 2018). At this time, they may feel that they have invested too much in sports and do not have much opportunity to develop other life skills (Sun et al, 2020). This situation makes adolescent athletes worry that they are not equipped to face life away from competitive sports.…”

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Belief in a Just World and Mental Toughness in Adolescent Athletes: The Mediating Mechanism of Meaning in Life

Tian

Cui

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Mental toughness is an essential component of adolescent athletes' athletic careers and lives. Evidence supports the positive effect of belief in a just world on individual psychological development, but the relationship between belief in a just world and mental toughness of adolescents has not been tested. In order to determine the influencing factors of mental toughness and explore effective strategies for improving adolescent athletes' mental toughness, this study introduced just world and life meaning theories to explore the relationship between belief in a just world, meaning in life (search for meaning/presence of meaning), and mental toughness. Based on the data of 1,544 adolescent athletes from Yantai and Qingdao in Shandong Province, China, we tested a parallel mediation model that considered the search for meaning and presence of meaning as mediators. The results were predicted as follows: there is a significant positive correlation between belief in a just world and mental toughness, while the relationship between belief in a just world and mental toughness was partially mediated by the search for meaning and the presence of meaning in life. Furthermore, it is worth noting that the presence of meaning played a more influential role than the search for meaning. The results suggest that belief in a just world is connected to the mental toughness of adolescent athletes via the meaning in life. Therefore, maintaining and promoting the level of belief in a just world and enhancing the sense of meaning in life may be an effective strategy to develop the mental toughness of adolescent athletes. The findings of this study can help develop the mental toughness of adolescent athletes and help them maintain a high level of subjective and objective performance under the pressure of training and competition, providing practical guidance for coaches and administrators in the training of adolescent athletes.

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“…Adolescents spend a considerable amount of their free time with their peers as parental influence decreases (Ridao et al, 2021). Adolescence is not always the same in all cultural contexts, being differences between European and Anglo-Saxon countries compared to Eastern Societies (Yeung, 2021), especially for athletes (Sun et al, 2020). However, parents always remain as an important source of support to their children (Gallarin and Alonso-Arbiol, 2012).…”

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Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, and the Will to Win Among Adolescent Athletes: The Effects of the Level of Achievements and Gender

Ahmed

Begum³

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Front. Psychol.

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This study examined the relationships between perfectionism, self-esteem, and the will to win and the effects of gender and the level of achievement on these variables. A total of 318 adolescents in the age group of 12–19 years (M = 16.10 ± 1.01) completed the self-esteem questionnaire, the will-to-win questionnaire, and the perfectionism inventory. Interstate level (ISL) athletes obtained higher scores than interdistrict level (IDL) athletes on the following variables: self-esteem, the will to win, and four of the eight dimensions of perfectionism (i.e., concern over mistakes, the need for approval, organization, and planfulness). Further, male athletes obtained higher self-esteem and perfectionism (i.e., the need for approval and rumination) scores than female athletes. Self-esteem, the will to win, and the dimensions of perfectionism were positively and significantly interrelated. However, one dimension, namely, perceived parental pressure, was unrelated to any factor except striving for excellence. Further, the will to win, concern over mistakes, high standard for others, and planfulness were unrelated to striving for excellence. The results of the discriminant analysis revealed that there was no significant difference between ISL and IDL athletes (variance explained = 9.480%). Finally, using path analysis showed that Model 3 (perfectionism self-esteem will-to-win) has provided good model fit such as Bentler's comparative fit index (CFI) (0.987), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) (0.876), normed fit index (NFI) (0.973), and the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) (0.097).

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Psychological Strain and Suicidal Ideation in Athletes: The Multiple Mediating Effects of Hopelessness and Depression

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Psychological strain and suicidal ideation in young university students during Covid-19 outbreak: the mediating roles of rumination and depression

Psychological strain and suicidal ideation in young university students during Covid-19 outbreak: the mediating roles of rumination and depression

Belief in a Just World and Mental Toughness in Adolescent Athletes: The Mediating Mechanism of Meaning in Life

Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, and the Will to Win Among Adolescent Athletes: The Effects of the Level of Achievements and Gender

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