Key result
Elite athletes reporting sport-specific demands as major stressors exhibited significantly higher levels of chronic stress compared to athletes without major stressors.
Cross-Sectional (n=134)
Effect estimate: Cohen's d 1.15
Absolute Event Rate: 22.8% vs 12.4%
p-value: p=<0.001
Sport-specific demands are significantly associated with higher levels of chronic stress and depressive symptoms in elite athletes.
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Supports monitoring sport-specific stressors in elite athletes; leaves open causality and need for longitudinal trials.
Nixdorf et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Chronic stress and depression (n=134). Sport specific demands (SSD) as major stressor vs. No major stressor (NS) was evaluated on Chronic stress score (TICS) (Cohen's d 1.15, p=<0.001). Elite athletes reporting sport-specific demands as major stressors exhibited significantly higher levels of chronic stress compared to athletes without major stressors.
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