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Mental Health Among Elite Youth Athletes: A Narrative Overview to Advance Research and Practice.

Courtney C Walton, Rosemary Purcell, Jo L Henderson, Jeemin Kim, Gretchen Kerr, Joshua Frost, Kate Gwyther, Vita Pilkington, Simon Rice, Katherine A Tamminen

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Review in Sports health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
35.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Courtney C WaltonCentre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0835-2310
Rosemary PurcellCentre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Jo L HendersonCentre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jeemin KimFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Gretchen KerrFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Joshua FrostCentre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Kate GwytherCentre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Vita PilkingtonCentre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Simon RiceCentre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Katherine A TamminenFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The University of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Toronto · CACentre for Addiction and Mental Health · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextParticipation in sports during youth is typically beneficial for mental health. However, it is unclear whether elite sport contexts contribute to greater risk of psychological distress or disorder. The aims of this paper are to highlight conceptual issues that require resolution in future research and practice, and to examine the key factors that may contribute to the mental health of elite youth athletes (EYAs). EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A narrative overview of the literature combined with the clinical and research expertise of the authors. STUDY

designNarrative overview. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 5.

resultsEYAs experience a range of biopsychosocial developmental changes that interact with mental health in a multitude of ways. In addition, there are various sport-specific factors that contribute to the mental health of EYAs that may become more prominent in elite contexts. These include - but are not limited to - patterns relating to athlete coping and self-relating styles, the nature of peer, parental, and coach relationships, organizational culture and performance pressures, and mental health service provision and accessibility.

conclusionA range of critical factors across individual, interpersonal, organizational, and societal domains have been shown to contribute to mental health among EYAs. However, this evidence is limited by heterogeneous samples and varied or imprecise terminology regarding what constitutes "youth" and "elite" in sport. Nevertheless, it is clear that EYAs face a range of risks that warrant careful consideration to progress to best practice principles and recommendations for mental health promotion and intervention in elite youth sport. SORT: Level C.

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SportsYouth SportsAdolescentAthletesHumansMental Healthadolescencechild safetydevelopmentecological modelsyouth sport

Identifiers

PMID38173251
PMCPMC10916785
OpenAlexW4390585009

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