Supporting Young Elite Athletes With Mental Health Issues: Coaches’ Experience and Their Perceived Role

IF 1.6 4区心理学 Q3 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Sport Psychologist Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI:10.1123/tsp.2019-0081

F. Lebrun, Á. MacNamara, D. Collins, S. Rodgers

引用次数: 8

Abstract

This study explored talent-development coaches’ experiences of athletes having faced mental health issues (MHIs). A second objective was to allow participants to share their opinion on how sport environments could improve the support offered to coaches and athletes encountering MHIs. A thematic analysis was performed on 11 verbatim-transcribed interviews conducted with UK-based talent-development coaches. While monitoring and supporting their athletes’ performance and well-being were viewed as day-to-day practice, dealing with MHIs was, however, not considered part of their role for a variety of reasons. Findings also suggest that coaches need more suitable and context-specific knowledge and tools to appropriately respond to and support their athletes. Generating a better understanding of coaches’ perceived role, knowledge, and needs to adequately support their athletes suffering from MHIs is crucial for the design of sport-specific interventions and for the athletes themselves.

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支持有心理健康问题的青年精英运动员：教练的经验及其角色认知

本研究探讨了运动员面临心理健康问题（MHI）的人才培养教练的经历。第二个目标是让参与者分享他们对体育环境如何改善对遇到MHI的教练和运动员的支持的看法。对英国人才发展教练进行的11次逐字逐句的访谈进行了主题分析。虽然监测和支持运动员的表现和健康被视为日常练习，但由于各种原因，处理MHI并不被视为他们职责的一部分。研究结果还表明，教练需要更合适的、针对具体情况的知识和工具来适当地回应和支持他们的运动员。更好地了解教练的感知角色、知识和需求，以充分支持患有MHI的运动员，这对于设计针对特定运动的干预措施和运动员本身至关重要。

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来源期刊

Sport Psychologist 医学-心理学

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

6.20%

发文量

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： TSP is a scholarly refereed journal designed as a forum to stimulate thought and disseminate knowledge that focuses on the application and practice of sport psychology. A special emphasis of the journal is on the delivery of psychological services to practitioners such as athletes and coaches. TSP is international in scope and is receptive to diverse methodologies. TSP is published for sport psychology specialists who engage in research, teaching, and/or intervention in a variety of contexts including academic, public, and private settings. The journal is also intended for practitioners such as coaches who have training and interest in sport psychology.