The mental health of elite athletes in the United Kingdom

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 765-770

  Foskett, R L ^a   Longstaff, F ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Distress; Mental disorders; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELITE ATHLETE; FEMALE; FOUR DIMENSIONAL SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GREENHAUS SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB SATISFACTION ASSESSMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATHLETES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85039148071     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.11.016     Document Type: Article

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