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Mental health risk and protective factors in Australian cricket
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Jordan T. Sutcliffe,
Destinee Conyers,
Laura D. Robinson,
Matthew J. Schweickle,
Caitlin Liddelow,
Stewart A. Vella
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Pages: 1 - 22
Swansea University Author:
Kurtis Pankow
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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/1612197x.2024.2310103
Abstract
Women’s participation in cricket has accelerated within Australia. Despite this trend, there is little research into the mental health risk and protective factors of elite women cricketers. The purpose of this study was to examine elite women cricketers’ perceptions of sport-based mental health risk...
| Published in: | International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology |
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| ISSN: | 1612-197X 1557-251X |
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Informa UK Limited
2024
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66602 |
| Abstract: |
Women’s participation in cricket has accelerated within Australia. Despite this trend, there is little research into the mental health risk and protective factors of elite women cricketers. The purpose of this study was to examine elite women cricketers’ perceptions of sport-based mental health risk and protective factors. Twelve women cricketers took part in individual interviews in which they discussed the mental health risk and protective factors they perceived to influence their experience. The interviews resulted in the development of 26 unique codes, from which five themes were generated: (a) resilience; (b) social support; (c) team processes; (d) mental health systems; and (e) health and body image. These results articulate the mental health risk and protective factors of elite women cricketers, and the processes, mechanisms, and settings that influence them. Considerations for protecting and treating the mental health and wellbeing of elite women athletes, specifically women cricketers, are discussed. |
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| Keywords: |
Wellbeing; high performance; mental illness |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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22 |