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  • Title: Stress, Sport Anxiety, Neuroticism, and Coping in Student-Athletes: Implications for Patient Mental Health.
    Author: Contreras DW, Granquist MD, Martin LA.
    Journal: J Athl Train; 2023 Sep 01; 58(9):733-739. PubMed ID: 37248524.
    Abstract:
    CONTEXT: Patients' mental health has been recognized as important in providing patient-centered care in athletic training. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate stress, sport anxiety, neuroticism, and coping in student-athletes. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University athletics. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: The sample comprised 86 student-athletes competing in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The Perceived Stress Scale, Sport Anxiety Scale-2, neuroticism scale of the Big Five Inventory, and Brief COPE were used to measure stress, sport anxiety, neuroticism, and coping, respectively. RESULTS: Sport anxiety was positively related to stress (r = 0.446, P < .001) and neuroticism (r = 0.311, P < .01) and not related to emotion-focused coping (r = 0.270, P = .804). Neuroticism was a negative predictor of emotion-focused coping (b = -0.373, P < .001), and sport anxiety and stress were predictors of dysfunctional coping (b = 0.120, P < .05; b = 0.037, P < .05). Stress, sport anxiety, and neuroticism were not predictors of problem-focused coping. CONCLUSIONS: Support was evident for the relationship among stress, sport anxiety, neuroticism, and coping in NCAA Division III student-athletes. Such results warrant future exploration to inform behavioral interventions targeting student-athlete psychosocial factors to promote improved performance, reduce injury risk factors (eg, stress, personality, coping), and enhance student-athlete mental health and well-being.
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