Why the study?
Athletic injury affects athlete mental health, while mental health influences performance and injury risk, creating an interconnected cycle between physical and mental health.
Highlights the bidirectional relationship between mental health and athletic injury risk and outcomes.
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May support integrated mental health screening in athletes; leaves open efficacy of interventions to disrupt the injury cycle.
Athletic injury negatively impacts the mental health of athletes. Likewise, mental health can and does influence athletic performance and is also intimately tied to the risk of athletic injury, thus creating a complex cycle with inability to separate physical and mental health.
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Rogers et al. (2023) studied this question.
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