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- Lundqvist, Carolina, 1977-, et al.
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563 EP098 – Untangling the relationships between age, gender, type of sport, perfectionistic self-presentation, and motivation on body satisfaction among female and male athletes aged 10–22
- 2024
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Ingår i: British Journal of Sports Medicine. ; , s. A120-A120
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background Body dissatisfaction is known as a robust predictor for eating pathology. Empirical knowledge about specific psychological mechanisms, beyond sports type, that can maintain or diminish female and male athletes’ body satisfaction is still sparse and research lack consistency. Prevention can decrease risk factors for eating pathology and protect athletes’ appreciation for the body and its functionality for continued and healthy sports participation.Objective To explore the relationships between age, gender, type of sport, perfectionistic self-presentation, and motivation on body satisfaction among young athletes in one lean sport (gymnastics) and one non-lean sport (basketball). Hypotheses: Age, gender, and sport type are related to body satisfaction. A high autonomous motivation is positively related to body satisfaction while perfectionistic self-presentation displays a negative relationship.Design Cross-sectional.Setting Recreational to national elite level.Participants A total of 209 athletes (basketball players n=77; gymnasts n=132; age range: 10–22) were recruited and 200 (females: n=157; males: n=43) were included in the analyses after data screening.Assessment of Risk Factors Questionnaires were completed electronically and assessed demographic information (e.g., age, self-assigned gender), motivation (Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire), perfectionistic self-presentation (Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale – Junior Form) and body satisfaction (Body Appreciation Scale-2).Main Outcome Measurements Body satisfaction (dependent variable).Results Stepwise multiple regressions with bootstrapping showed age, self-assigned gender, and perfectionistic self-presentation (non-display of imperfection) to significantly predict body satisfaction (p<.05). Path analysis showed a significant relationship between age and body satisfaction (standardized coefficient: -.23) which was partially mediated by non-display of imperfection (p<.05). A moderated mediation analysis showed that this relationship was not moderated by gender.Conclusions Body satisfaction prevention should target perfectionistic self-presentation tendencies among female and male athletes. Further research is warranted to investigate if non-display of imperfection is a prominent perfectionistic self-presentation facet among athletes across gender, sports and competition levels.
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- Lundqvist, Carolina, 1977-, et al.
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A worldwide survey of perspectives on demands, resources, and barriers influencing the youth-to-senior transition in academy football players
- 2024
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Ingår i: International journal of sports science & coaching. - : Sage Publications. - 1747-9541 .- 2048-397X. ; 19:1, s. 162-170
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The youth-to-first team phase presents a number of challenges in the careers of modern football players with stagnation, inconsistent performance and dropout being reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of staff involved in professional academy football clubs around the globe, with a particular focus on youth and first team transition demands, resources as well as transitions barriers and coping among male academy football players. Participants from 29 male youth academies distributed across 29 countries took part in the survey. Our main findings suggested training and match intensity reported as being greater at the senior-level and also pressure from parents. The majority of respondents indicated their clubs having long-term strategy for player development and specific roles supporting successful player transitions. Exposure to different playing styles was deemed important to prepare players for the first team. Likewise, having the academy and the first team training on the same site was perceived to ease the transition, with the majority of respondents indicating that players are able to cope with the pressure of first team training and games. Perceptions on whether staff do not have the skills/resources to prepare players for the changes in environment and culture when players move from youth-to-senior level were unclear. Collectively, our study extends previous transition research on youth football academies suggesting the importance of a club-based playing philosophy to prepare players for the first team demands and challenges.
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- Lundqvist, Carolina, 1977-, et al.
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Aligning categories of mental health conditions with intervention types in high-performance sports: a narrative cornerstone review and classification framework
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. - 1440-2440 .- 1878-1861.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Epidemiological studies suggest that psychiatric disorders are as prevalent amongst high-performance athletes as in general populations, challenging the myth of invulnerability. Despite efforts of sport organisations to highlight the significance of athletes' mental health, it is still many times tough to combine the sport performance ethos with a discourse on mental health. This narrative cornerstone review examines challenges related to definitions and classifications of athlete mental health in high-performance sports and how these influence assessments and the implementation of interventions. We discuss challenges with concept creep and psychiatrisation and outline their consequences for sport healthcare professionals. Based on this, we present a framework that aligns different categories of athlete mental health conditions (from the reduction of wellbeing to psychiatric disorders) with intervention types (from the provision of supporting environments to pharmacotherapy). We conclude that researchers and sport practitioners need to carefully consider conceptual creep and the risk of pathologising normal and healthy, albeit emotionally aversive, reactions to athlete lifeworld events when assessing athlete mental health. A clear separation of terminology denoting the athlete's resources to handle the lifeworld (including salutogenic factors) and terms describing psychiatric conditions and their management is necessary to avoid misguidance in intervention planning.
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- Lundqvist, Carolina, 1977-
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Definitions of Athlete Wellbeing: Hedonic and Eudaimonic Philosophies
- 2023
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Ingår i: Sport, Health & Wellbeing section of Routledge Resources Online - Sport Studies. - : Routledge.
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Athlete wellbeing is a priority topic highlighted by most major international sports organisations. Wellbeing conceptualisations can be sorted under two ancient Greek philosophical traditions of human wellbeing; Hedonia and Eudaimonia. The hedonic tradition focuses on emotional elements and regards happiness and life satisfaction as essential for wellbeing. Eudaimonic traditions emphasise positive functionality and self-realisation in terms of personal growth, actualisation of inner talents and purposefulness in life. In sports studies the label flourishing is increasingly used to capture both hedonic and eudaimonic elements of wellbeing that contribute to an athlete’s overall wellbeing.
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- Lundqvist, Carolina, 1977-, et al.
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Det viktigaste du behöver veta om psykisk hälsa hos elitidrottare
- 2022
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Ingår i: Idrottsforskning.se. - Stockholm : Centrum för idrottsforskning. - 2002-3944.
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Psykiskt mående och prestation går hand i hand och för en långsiktig och hållbar elitidrottskarriär är båda delarna centrala och ofta sammanflätade. Det finns idag ett ökat intresse från idrotten att fördjupa sin kunskap kring psykisk hälsa, samtidigt tycker många att det är ett svårt ämne att få grepp om. I denna artikel försöker vi sammanfatta viktig grundläggande kunskap inom området, för dig som jobbar med eller kommer i kontakt med elitidrottare.
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- Lundqvist, Carolina, 1977-, et al.
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Elite lean athletes at sports high schools face multiple risks for mental health concerns and are in need of psychosocial support
- 2023
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Ingår i: PLOS ONE. - : PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE. - 1932-6203. ; 18:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The combined demands on an adolescence in an elite sports high school can negativelyaffect mental health (eg, stress, burnout, depression, anxiety). Late adolescence is alsowhen elite-striving athletes typically transition from junior-to-senior level programs. In addition, adolescent elite lean sports athletes have an increased risk of suffering from abnormaleating pathology. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceived psychosocialneeds that young, elite-striving lean sports athletes in sports high schools find essential fortheir sports careers and transition from junior-to-senior level sports. Eight Swedish elitestriving lean sports athletes (2 men and 6 women; median age 17.0 years, range: 16–18years) participated in this study and sports represented were athletics (n = 1), gymnastics (n= 3), and wrestling (n = 4). Semi-structured interviews were performed, and data was analyzed by thematic analysis. Results showed integration, both in the present situation and forthe future, as an overarching theme perceived as essential for a successful elite sportscareer over time. Three additional themes were also identified: (a) Psychosocial stress(combined performance demands, diminished social life, sports-related body weightdemands, taboo talking about eating disorders, injuries), (b) Protective psychosocial factors(social support and psychological safety, communication and coordination school andsports, self-care/health behaviors), and (c) support needs junior-to-senior transition (careeradvice and mentorship, individualized support). As a result, elite-striving, lean sports athletes attending sports high schools need additional support to excel in their academic andathletic endeavors. Sports developmental programs continue to provide inadequate supportbefore and during the junior-to-senior level transition. Similarly, despite the continued callsfor reducing the stigma of mental health, athletes in sports schools still encounter barriersfrom coaches and peers, making the subject taboo, particularly surrounding eatingpathologies.
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- Lundqvist, Carolina, 1977-
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Ending an Elite Sports Career: Case Report of Behavioral Activation Applied as an Evidence-Based Intervention with a Former Olympic Athlete Developing Depression
- 2020
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Ingår i: The Sport psychologist. - West Virginia : Human Kinetics Journals. - 0888-4781 .- 1543-2793. ; 34, s. 329-336
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This case report describes the use of behavioral activation when a former Olympic athlete developed depression after career termination. Four sessions were conducted, one session each week, followed by a boost session one month later. In Session 1, the former Olympic athlete displayed mild to moderate depression with anxiety and a low quality-of-life (MADRS-S = 21; GAD-7 = 17; BBQ = 44). By Session 3, the Olympic athlete no longer met the diagnostic criteria for clinical depression or anxiety (MADRS-S = 2; GAD-7 = 7) and quality-of-life was improved (BBQ = 60). Follow-up assessments one year post-treatment confirmed that the former Olympic athlete continued to improve (MADRS-S = 0; GAD-7 = 0; BBQ = 96). This case report discusses the benefits of proactive support to elite athletes and the use of established clinical psychological treatments, for example behavioral activation, when athletes develop health-related conditions.
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- Lundqvist, Carolina, 1977-
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Forskningen om elitens mentala hälsa gör stora framsteg
- 2022
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Ingår i: Idrottsmedicin. - Järna, Sweden : Svensk Förening för Fysisk Aktivitet och Idrottsmedicin. - 2001-3302 .- 2002-8784. ; :1, s. 5-8
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Elitidrottares psykiska hälsa och välbefinnande har fått en explosionsartad uppmärksamhet inom idrottsforskningen under senare år Frågorna fick också stort medialt utrymme under de Olympiska spelen (OS) i Tokyo 2020. Den amerikanska gymnastikstjärnan Simone Biles kom till Tokyo 2020 med ett stort antal världsmästerskaps och olympiska medaljer i ryggsäcken och förväntades erövra nya OS-medaljer. Under massiv uppmärksamhet från media avbröt hon kvinnornas lagfinal och ställde in individuella finaler. Genom sitt agerande skickade hon ett viktigt budskap till idrottsvärlden: Elitidrottare är inte bara idrottare utan också människor vars fysiska och mentala hälsa behöver prioriteras även om det pågår ett OS.
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- Lundqvist, Carolina, 1977-, et al.
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Let’s Talk About Mental Health and Mental Disorders in Elite Sports : A Narrative Review of Theoretical Perspectives
- 2021
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Psychology. - : Frontiers Media S.A.. - 1664-1078. ; 12
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective of this article is to discuss: (a) the various theoretical perspectives on mental health and mental health disorders adopted in sport psychology, and (b) how the adoption of these various theoretical perspectives in studies might impact upon the interpretations and conclusions in research about the mental health of participants in elite sports. Well-being as a target construct, holistic models, the single continuum or stage models and Keyes’ dual-continuum model of mental health are described, together with a sports psychiatric view of mental health. The strengths and limitations of various mental health perspectives are discussed. We conclude that mental health is a complex construct and that the sport psychology literature, much like the clinical psychology literature, has struggled to reach a consensus regarding a definition or a feasible approach to investigating mental health. For the researcher, it becomes important to make explicit the underlying theoretical perspective adopted and the operationalization upon which conclusions about elite athletes’ mental health are based so that an increased knowledge base with high scientific credibility can be established and consolidated over time.
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- Lundqvist, Carolina, et al.
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Lockdown and No Lockdown: How Norwegian and Swedish Elite Athletes Managed Preparations for Tokyo 2020 and Mental Health Challenges in the Shadow of COVID-19
- 2022
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. - : FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. - 2624-9367. ; 4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study explored Norwegian and Swedish Olympic aspirants perceived challenges for the preparations of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (OG) and risk and protective factors for mental health. The focus for this study was the timespan between the declaration of the postponement of Tokyo 2020 and the final months before the Games. A secondary purpose was to explore experiences of both elite athletes affected by lockdown (i.e., Norwegian athletes) and elite athletes not affected by lockdown in their home country (i.e., Swedish athletes). Twelve elite athletes (Norwegian: n = 6; Swedish: n = 6; Women: n = 6; Men: n = 6) with a mean age of 28.25 (SD = 3.60) participated. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between April and June 2021. Seven athletes had qualified and five were still trying to qualify. Eight of the interviewed athletes had previous experiences with OG participation. Template analysis revealed two main themes: (a) challenges and risk-factors for mental health and (b) protective factors. The pandemic exposed athletes to several psychological strains like uncertainty and difficulties with planning and preparations for the OG and personal and social challenges (i.e., worry about physical health and risk of overtraining, social contacts, identity, and life issues). Protective factors included perceived benefits of increased recovery and time for quality training. The athletes used several coping strategies and self-care behaviors (e.g., focus on the controllable, playfulness, putting sports in perspective, daily routines, short-term goals, working or studying for personal development) and they tapped into various internal and external psychosocial resources perceived as protective for mental health, personal growth, resiliency, and adjustment to the pandemic. The holistic perspectives used contribute to an increased understanding of elite sport athletes mental health needs in stressful and unforeseen situations such as a pandemic.
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