期刊
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
卷 52, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101847
关键词
Qualitative research; Dual career; Interpretative phenomenological analysis; Longitudinal; Well-being; High performance sport
资金
- University of Alberta
- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
- Barbara Joanne Rowswell-Sykes Graduate Award in Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
This study investigated mental health protective factors among Canadian university student-athletes over the course of their sport season. Results showed that athletes invested in their flourishing by making positive connections and planning their schedule, faced challenges during the season, and attempted to re-invest in their flourishing by reflecting on their season and taking a break from sport. The athletes identified potential challenges to their flourishing in sport and used global resources to buffer the impact.
Mental health is an important resource for student-athletes. Flourishing (Keyes, 2002) may be a useful concept for examining aspects of mental health. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate mental health protective factors among flourishing Canadian university student-athletes over the course of their sport season. Initially, 36 Canadian student-athletes completed the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (Keyes, 2009) and Sport Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (Foster & Chow, 2019). Based on the results from the questionnaires, six women athletes who were identified as flourishing at global and sport levels then participated in the study. Data were generated through individual preand post-season semi-structured interviews, and in-season weekly written diaries. Analysis followed guidelines outlined by Smith et al. (2009) for interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results are presented over three stages of the seasons (pre-, in-, and post-season). In the pre-season, participants invested in their flourishing by making positive connections and planning their schedule. In-season, participants discussed facing challenges and tried to maintain flourishing by managing their commitments, communicating with coaches, and looking for positives. In the post-season, the participants attempted to re-invest in their flourishing by reflecting on their season and taking a break from sport. It appeared that the athletes were able to identify potential challenges to their flourishing in sport and use global resources to buffer the impact. These results reveal strategies that may help promote and protect mental health among studentathletes.
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