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Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada

The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown disrupted the university sports season and had negative consequences on the academic and personal life of university student-athletes, resulting in several psychological challenges. The goal of this study is to document the symptoms of mental illness among university s...

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Autores principales: Boudreault, Véronique, Labossière, Sophie, Gauthier, Véronique, Brassard, Sophie, Couture, Sophie, Dionne, Frédérick, Laurier, Catherine, Durand-Bush, Natalie
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9627313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36339640
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.1017376
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author Boudreault, Véronique
Labossière, Sophie
Gauthier, Véronique
Brassard, Sophie
Couture, Sophie
Dionne, Frédérick
Laurier, Catherine
Durand-Bush, Natalie
author_facet Boudreault, Véronique
Labossière, Sophie
Gauthier, Véronique
Brassard, Sophie
Couture, Sophie
Dionne, Frédérick
Laurier, Catherine
Durand-Bush, Natalie
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description The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown disrupted the university sports season and had negative consequences on the academic and personal life of university student-athletes, resulting in several psychological challenges. The goal of this study is to document the symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada. It aims to (a) assess the prevalence of mental illness symptoms (anxiety, depression, disordered eating, and dangerous drinking) among university student-athletes and (b) identify which sociodemographic and sports characteristics, pandemic impacts, and levels of perceived stress most influence these symptoms. A total of 424 university student-athletes completed an online survey, which included questions on mental illness and the impact of the pandemic lockdown. The results revealed a notable prevalence of the symptoms of mental illness; depressive symptoms are reported by 37.9% of the participants, anxiety symptoms by 24.9%, dangerous drinking symptoms by 10.1%, and disordered eating by 8.6%. In addition, being female [OR = 0.56, 95% CI (0.33, 0.95)] or a member of a visible minority group [OR = 2.63, 95% CI (1.02, 6.78)] are significantly associated with the presence of depressive symptoms. Low academic motivation has a significant negative influence on the presence of depressive [OR = 3.37, 95% CI (1.82, 6.25)] and anxiety symptoms [OR = 2.75, 95% CI (1.35, 5.62)]. However, the presence of perceived stress was strongly associated with depressive [OR = 7.07, 95% CI (3.26, 15.35)], anxiety [OR = 6.51, 95% CI (3.30, 12.84)], and dangerous drinking symptoms [OR = 5.74, 95% CI (2.51, 13.14)]. This study advocates for specific mental illness prevention and treatment resources tailored to the unique needs of university student-athletes. Accordingly, partnerships and practical interventions to support university student-athletes' mental health are presented.
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spelling pubmed-96273132022-11-03 Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada Boudreault, Véronique Labossière, Sophie Gauthier, Véronique Brassard, Sophie Couture, Sophie Dionne, Frédérick Laurier, Catherine Durand-Bush, Natalie Front Sports Act Living Sports and Active Living The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown disrupted the university sports season and had negative consequences on the academic and personal life of university student-athletes, resulting in several psychological challenges. The goal of this study is to document the symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada. It aims to (a) assess the prevalence of mental illness symptoms (anxiety, depression, disordered eating, and dangerous drinking) among university student-athletes and (b) identify which sociodemographic and sports characteristics, pandemic impacts, and levels of perceived stress most influence these symptoms. A total of 424 university student-athletes completed an online survey, which included questions on mental illness and the impact of the pandemic lockdown. The results revealed a notable prevalence of the symptoms of mental illness; depressive symptoms are reported by 37.9% of the participants, anxiety symptoms by 24.9%, dangerous drinking symptoms by 10.1%, and disordered eating by 8.6%. In addition, being female [OR = 0.56, 95% CI (0.33, 0.95)] or a member of a visible minority group [OR = 2.63, 95% CI (1.02, 6.78)] are significantly associated with the presence of depressive symptoms. Low academic motivation has a significant negative influence on the presence of depressive [OR = 3.37, 95% CI (1.82, 6.25)] and anxiety symptoms [OR = 2.75, 95% CI (1.35, 5.62)]. However, the presence of perceived stress was strongly associated with depressive [OR = 7.07, 95% CI (3.26, 15.35)], anxiety [OR = 6.51, 95% CI (3.30, 12.84)], and dangerous drinking symptoms [OR = 5.74, 95% CI (2.51, 13.14)]. This study advocates for specific mental illness prevention and treatment resources tailored to the unique needs of university student-athletes. Accordingly, partnerships and practical interventions to support university student-athletes' mental health are presented. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9627313/ /pubmed/36339640 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.1017376 Text en Copyright © 2022 Boudreault, Labossière, Gauthier, Brassard, Couture, Dionne, Laurier and Durand-Bush. https://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) and the copyright owner(s) 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 Sports and Active Living
Boudreault, Véronique
Labossière, Sophie
Gauthier, Véronique
Brassard, Sophie
Couture, Sophie
Dionne, Frédérick
Laurier, Catherine
Durand-Bush, Natalie
Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada
title Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada
title_full Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada
title_fullStr Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada
title_full_unstemmed Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada
title_short Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada
title_sort symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the covid-19 pandemic lockdown in canada
topic Sports and Active Living
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9627313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36339640
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.1017376
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