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April 9, 2021Open Access

Beneath the surface: mental health, and harassment and abuse of athletes participating in the FINA (Aquatics) World Championships, 2019

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Why the study?

To assess mental health and experiences of sport-related harassment and abuse among athletes participating in the FINA World Championships 2019, analysed by gender and aquatic discipline.

Population

Registered athletes participating in the FINA World Championships 2019

Design

Cross-sectional study using an anonymous questionnaire

Authors

MMMargo MountjoyAJAstrid JungeCMChrister Magnusson

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Overview

Experience of harassment/abuse linked to worse mental health scores in aquatic athletes; leaves open causal direction and intervention effects.

Structured PICO

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Population
377 athletes participating in the 2019 FINA World Championships (swimmers, divers, high divers, water polo players, artistic swimmers, open-water swimmers), mean age 22.4 years, 61.1% female.
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Outcome
Depression (CES-D-10), eating disorders (BEDA-Q), subjective need for psychotherapeutic support, and experience of harassment and/or abuse in their sports environment.patient reported

A significant proportion of elite aquatic athletes experience depression, eating disorders, and harassment or abuse, highlighting the need for targeted mental health and safeguarding initiatives in sports.

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Mountjoy et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a723635f44fa9f079dfc3dehttps://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.06.21254987
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