Psychological balance in high level athletes: Gender-Based differences and sport-specific patterns

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Schaal, Karine ^a   Tafflet, Muriel ^a,b   Nassif, Hala ^a,c   Thibault, Valérie ^a   Pichard, Capucine ^a,d,e   Alcotte, Mathieu ^a   Guillet, Thibaut ^a   El Helou, Nour ^a,c   Berthelot, Geoffroy ^a   Simon, Serge ^d   Toussaint, Jean François ^a,c,f  

^a Université Sorbonne Paris Cité   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

^f ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; COMBAT SPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; PSYCHOSIS; RACING SPORT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL LIFE; SPORT; SPORTING EVENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATHLETES; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955762748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019007     Document Type: Article

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