Mental Health of Athletes

Christine L. B. Selby (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

280 Seiten

2025
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4408-8112-1 (ISBN)

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Explore the complex relationship between sports and mental health and discover the influence of biological and social factors on athletes' psychological wellbeing.

Sports can boost mood, reduce stress, and build confidence, but pressure to win and injuries can also lead to anxiety, eating disorders, and depression among athletes.

Part of Bloomsbury’s Health and Medical Issues Today series, Mental Health of Athletes is divided into three sections. Part I explores different aspects of the complex relationship between athletics and mental health. This includes both the positive and negative mental health impacts sports can have on athletes, as well as how different biological and social factors can influence an athlete’s health. This section also examines the role that age has on mental health, from youth sports to senior athletes, as well as the unique mental health challenges faced by disenfranchised groups such as disabled and LGBTQ+ athletes. Part II features coverage of several high-interest issues in this field, including the risk of suicide among athletes and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on athlete mental health. Part III provides a variety of useful materials, including illuminating case studies, a glossary, and a directory of resources.

Christine L. B. Selby, PhD, is a staff psychologist at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst's Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (USA). She also maintains a part-time private practice as a licensed counseling and sport psychologist.

Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface

Part I: Overview
Chapter 1: Benefits of Sport on Mental Wellbeing
Chapter 2: Describing Mental Health & Common Mental Health Challenges in Athletes
Chapter 3: Biopsychosocial Factors Affecting Mental Health in Athletes
Chapter 4: Determining Whether an Athlete Has a Mental Health Challenge
Chapter 5: Unique Issues Related to Age or Competition Level
Chapter 6: Historically Disenfranchised Athlete Groups

Part II: Issues and Controversies
Chapter 7: Athlete Risk of Death by Suicide
Chapter 8: Personal, Interpersonal, and Intergenerational Trauma Chapter 9: eSports and Mental Health
Chapter 10: COVID-19 and Athlete Mental Health
Chapter 11: Concussion
Chapter 12: Name, Image and Likeness (NIL)

Part III. Scenarios
Scenario 1: Malik Has a Career-Ending Injury
Scenario 2: Chris is Bullied for Being Non-Binary
Scenario 3: Brenda’s Coach Triggers Her Trauma
Scenario 4: Samantha Has an Eating Disorder
Scenario 5: Lamar is Struggling to Fit in and Builds his Confidence Through Sport

Directory of Resources
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	04.10.2025
Reihe/Serie	Health and Medical Issues Today
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 238 mm
Gewicht	620 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4408-8112-X / 144088112X
ISBN-13	978-1-4408-8112-1 / 9781440881121
Zustand	Neuware