Mental health and wellbeing of women as semi and professional players
Elite and semielite athletes commonly experience mental health concerns and disorders. Compared with men athletes, women athletes are at greater risk of a range of psychological stressors that contribute to health concerns and mental health disorders, which can impact their career satisfaction and longevity. In order to address and improve the mental health of women athletes, it is necessary to simultaneously tackle the gender specific psychosocial stressors that contribute to mental health outcomes. This narrative review examines the gender-specific stressors that affect mental health and well-being in women athletes, some of which are modifiable.
Project Owner: Institute for Health & Sport Melbourne, Victoria UniversityYear commenced: 2022
Year completed: 2022
Status: Completed
Project ID: ID-221206-8227
Publications
| Title: | Gender-specific psychosocial stressors influencing mental health among women elite and semielite athletes: a narrative review |
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| Type | Academic Article |
| Details: | Pascoe M, et al. Br J Sports Med 2022;0:1–9. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2022-105540 1 |
| Link: | https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/23/1381 |
| Access/Audience: | Licenced |
| Date: | 20/09/2022 |
| Title: | Towards improving the safety and wellbeing of women in sport |
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| Type: | Report |
| Details: | Towards improving the safety and wellbeing of women in sport, Institute of Health and Sport, Victoria University, (2023). |
| Link: | https://content.vu.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/2023-03/towards-improving-the-safety-wellbeing-of-women-in-sport-full-report.pdf |
| Access/Audience: | Open |
| Date: | 2023 |
| Title: | Towards improving the safety and wellbeing of women in sport: call to action and mental health and wellbeing resources |
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| Type: | Other |
| Details: | Towards improving the safety and wellbeing of women in sport: call to action and mental health and wellbeing resources, Institute of Health and Sport, Victoria University, (2023). |
| Link: | https://content.vu.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/2023-03/towards-improving-the-safety-and-wellbeing-of-women-in-sport-resource.pdf |
| Access/Audience: | Open |
| Date: | 2023 |
Project owner
| Contact Name: | Dr Michaela Pascoe |
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| Contact Information: | michaela.pascoe@vu.edu.au |