Differences in mental health outcomes between adolescent elite athletes and peers not engaged in elite sport

• Main Authors: Markus Gerber (Author), Michael Kellmann (Author), Serge Brand (Author), Basil Gygax (Author), Sebastian Ludyga (Author), Caspar Müller (Author), Sven Ramseyer (Author), Sarah Jakowski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bern Open Publishing, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Elite athletes are confronted with various challenges, pressures and stressors. Due to their status as student and athlete, adolescent elite athletes are exposed to a double burden of stress (pressure to be simultaneously successful in school and elite sport), which adds to the general risk for psyc...