Psychological Balance in High Level Athletes: Gender-Based Differences and Sport-Specific Patterns
PLoS ONEPublished 4 May 2011Open access
Karine Schaal, Muriel Tafflet, Hala Nassif, Valérie Thibault, Capucine Pichard, Mathieu Alcotte
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While the prevalence of psychological problems within French high level athletes is no higher than in the general population, the variations in psychopathology in different sports suggest that specific constraints could influence the development of some disorders.
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This study highlights important differences in psychopathology between male and female athletes, demonstrating that the many sex-based differences reported in the general population apply to elite athletes. While the prevalence of psychological problems is no higher than in the general population, the variations in psychopathology in different sports suggest that specific constraints could influence the development of some disorders.
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