Key result
Elite athletic status was not associated with significant differences in depression, anxiety, or stress compared to a matched control group without a history of sport activity.
Why the study?
Does being an elite Olympic athlete affect depression, anxiety, and stress levels compared to the general population?
Cross-Sectional (n=133)
Does being an elite Olympic athlete affect depression, anxiety, and stress levels compared to the general population?
Elite Olympic athletes do not appear to have significantly different levels of depression, anxiety, and stress compared to the general population.
Background and Aim: Little study about psychological health has been done in the sports setting. The present study was designed to assess depression, anxiety, stress, in a sample of athletes at the elite level. Material & Methods : In this descriptive comparative study, 63 highly successful athletes who won medals in competitions such as Olympics were recruited. Sixty three elite athletes-(35 male -28 female) with mean age 23.95 (SD=7.32) were evaluated by DASS 21 test. The subjects were assigned into two groups (active and inactive athletes). There was a third control group including 70 subjects with same age and sex and education without history of sport activity. An ANOVA test was used to determine differences of outcomes between groups. The data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software. Results : The results of ANOVA test for comparison among three groups (active and inactive athletes and normal) did not show significant difference on depression, anxiety and stress variables. Conclusion: Our results indicated that there is not any significant difference on depression, anxiety and stress between the elite athlete and general population.
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Moghadasin et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in Depression, anxiety, and stress (n=133). Elite athletic status (active and inactive) vs. Matched controls without a history of sport activity was evaluated on Depression, anxiety, and stress scores on the DASS 21 test. Elite athletic status was not associated with significant differences in depression, anxiety, or stress compared to a matched control group without a history of sport activity.
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