Depression in Danish and Swedish elite football players and its relation to perfectionism and anxiety
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Depression in Danish and Swedish elite football players and its relation to perfectionism and anxiety. / Jensen, Stine Nylandsted; Ivarsson, Andreas; Fallby, Johan; Dankers, Silke; Elbe, Anne Marie.
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T1 - Depression in Danish and Swedish elite football players and its relation to perfectionism and anxiety
AU - Jensen, Stine Nylandsted
AU - Ivarsson, Andreas
AU - Fallby, Johan
AU - Dankers, Silke
AU - Elbe, Anne Marie
N1 - CURIS 2018 NEXS 136
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relation of perfectionism and anxiety to depressive symptoms in Danish and Swedish male elite football players. Additionally, the relationship between age and the study variables, and differences between elite junior and professional players were examined. Design and Methods. A cross-sectional design was used to survey 323 A-squad and U19 players (M age = 22.08 years, SD = 5.15). The survey included biographical information as well as measures of depressive symptoms, perfectionism (strivings and concerns), competitive anxiety, and social phobia. Results. Results revealed an overall prevalence rate for depressive symptoms among the participants of 16.7%. Moreover, correlation analyses showed evidence of the relationships between depression and perfectionistic concerns, competitive anxiety and social phobia. The results of a mediation analysis demonstrated that there was a positive indirect effect of perfectionistic concerns on depression via competitive anxiety. Significant negative correlations between age and anxiety, social phobia, and perfectionistic concerns were found. Depression, however, was not significantly correlated with age even though elite junior players’ depression levels were significantly higher than those of professional players and they showed higher levels in competitive anxiety and social phobia. Conclusions. Findings of the study indicate that more awareness of mental health in elite football is needed, and that the investigated psychological factors may be a starting point for establishing preventive programs and supportive interventions for footballers suffering from depressive symptoms.
AB - Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relation of perfectionism and anxiety to depressive symptoms in Danish and Swedish male elite football players. Additionally, the relationship between age and the study variables, and differences between elite junior and professional players were examined. Design and Methods. A cross-sectional design was used to survey 323 A-squad and U19 players (M age = 22.08 years, SD = 5.15). The survey included biographical information as well as measures of depressive symptoms, perfectionism (strivings and concerns), competitive anxiety, and social phobia. Results. Results revealed an overall prevalence rate for depressive symptoms among the participants of 16.7%. Moreover, correlation analyses showed evidence of the relationships between depression and perfectionistic concerns, competitive anxiety and social phobia. The results of a mediation analysis demonstrated that there was a positive indirect effect of perfectionistic concerns on depression via competitive anxiety. Significant negative correlations between age and anxiety, social phobia, and perfectionistic concerns were found. Depression, however, was not significantly correlated with age even though elite junior players’ depression levels were significantly higher than those of professional players and they showed higher levels in competitive anxiety and social phobia. Conclusions. Findings of the study indicate that more awareness of mental health in elite football is needed, and that the investigated psychological factors may be a starting point for establishing preventive programs and supportive interventions for footballers suffering from depressive symptoms.
KW - Competitive anxiety
KW - Depressive symptoms
KW - Elite athletes
KW - Perfectionistic concerns
KW - Perfectionistic strivings
KW - Social phobia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85042729902&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.02.008
DO - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.02.008
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85042729902
VL - 36
SP - 147
EP - 155
JO - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
JF - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
SN - 1469-0292
ER -
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