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The Experience of Depression during the Careers of Elite Male Athletes
The topic of depression during the career of elite male athletes has been the subject of much public interest and attention in recent years. Despite numerous debates and personal disclosures within the media, there is a dearth of published research directly exploring the phenomenon. This study sough...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947597/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27486418 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01069 |
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description | The topic of depression during the career of elite male athletes has been the subject of much public interest and attention in recent years. Despite numerous debates and personal disclosures within the media, there is a dearth of published research directly exploring the phenomenon. This study sought to explore how elite male athletes experience depression during their sporting careers. Eight former/current elite male athletes who had previously publically self-identified as having experienced depression while participating in sport were recruited for this study. A qualitative methodology was employed and each participant was interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Data analysis which was conducted using descriptive and interpretive thematic analysis uncovered three domains: (1) The emergence of depression, (2) The manifestation of symptoms of depression, and (3) Adaptive and Maladaptive proceesses of recovery. Findings from the current study reveal the nature of how male athletes experience, express, and respond to depression during their careers. Additionally, this is influenced by a myriad of factors embedded in the masculine elite sport environment. Implications are discussed particularly in relation to atypical expressions of depression not necessarily reflected on or in standard diagnostic criteria. Future research is encouraged to examine in depth moderating factors (e.g., athletic sense of identity and masculine elite sport environments) for the relationship between depression and participation in elite sport. |
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spelling | pubmed-49475972016-08-02 The Experience of Depression during the Careers of Elite Male Athletes Doherty, Steve Hannigan, Barbara Campbell, Mark J. Front Psychol Psychology The topic of depression during the career of elite male athletes has been the subject of much public interest and attention in recent years. Despite numerous debates and personal disclosures within the media, there is a dearth of published research directly exploring the phenomenon. This study sought to explore how elite male athletes experience depression during their sporting careers. Eight former/current elite male athletes who had previously publically self-identified as having experienced depression while participating in sport were recruited for this study. A qualitative methodology was employed and each participant was interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Data analysis which was conducted using descriptive and interpretive thematic analysis uncovered three domains: (1) The emergence of depression, (2) The manifestation of symptoms of depression, and (3) Adaptive and Maladaptive proceesses of recovery. Findings from the current study reveal the nature of how male athletes experience, express, and respond to depression during their careers. Additionally, this is influenced by a myriad of factors embedded in the masculine elite sport environment. Implications are discussed particularly in relation to atypical expressions of depression not necessarily reflected on or in standard diagnostic criteria. Future research is encouraged to examine in depth moderating factors (e.g., athletic sense of identity and masculine elite sport environments) for the relationship between depression and participation in elite sport. Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-18 /pmc/articles/PMC4947597/ /pubmed/27486418 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01069 Text en Copyright © 2016 Doherty, Hannigan and Campbell. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Doherty, Steve Hannigan, Barbara Campbell, Mark J. The Experience of Depression during the Careers of Elite Male Athletes |
title | The Experience of Depression during the Careers of Elite Male Athletes |
title_full | The Experience of Depression during the Careers of Elite Male Athletes |
title_fullStr | The Experience of Depression during the Careers of Elite Male Athletes |
title_full_unstemmed | The Experience of Depression during the Careers of Elite Male Athletes |
title_short | The Experience of Depression during the Careers of Elite Male Athletes |
title_sort | experience of depression during the careers of elite male athletes |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947597/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27486418 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01069 |
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