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Author Nixdorf, Insa

Title Routledge Handbook of Mental Health in Elite Sport
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (429 p.)
Series Routledge International Handbooks Ser
Routledge International Handbooks Ser
Contents Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Section A: Mental Health -- Introduction to the Section -- 1. Mental Health in Athletes -- Understanding of Mental Health in Contrast to Mental Illness -- Ill or Not Ill? -- Categorization of Abnormality -- Dimensional Approach to Mental Health -- Keyes' Two-Dimensional Model -- Elements of Mental Health -- Well-Being -- Quality of Life -- Assessment of Mental Health -- Practical Implications -- Research Perspectives -- References -- 2. Thriving in Elite Athletes
Introduction -- Theoretical Foundations of Thriving -- A Humanistic Model for Thriving Through Being in Elite Sport -- Guidelines for Practitioners -- Practitioners as Exemplars of Thriving -- Practitioners as Advocates for a Culture of Thriving -- Business Models to Support Thriving -- Processes of Thriving Sport Organizations -- Practitioners as Enablers of Thriving through Interpersonal Relationships -- Intrapersonal Strategy: Self-Awareness of the Opposites of UPR -- Interpersonal Strategy: Direction of Relational Movement -- UPR: A Secure Base from Which to Challenge
Unanswered Questions and Future Directions -- Notes -- References -- 3. Meaning and Meaninglessness in Elite Sport -- Introduction -- What Is Meaning in Life? -- Meaning in Life and Health -- Finding Meaning in Life -- What Makes Athletes Particularly Vulnerable to a Lack of Meaning -- Finding Meaning in the Athletic World -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Resilience and Mental Health in Competitive Sport: A Narrative Review of the Literature -- Introduction -- Conceptualising Resilience and Mental Health -- Summary of the Literature -- Resilience and Mental Health
Resilience and Mental Ill-Health -- Clinical Indices -- Subclinical Indices -- Critique of the Literature and Future Research -- Practical Implications -- Developing Personal Qualities -- Strengthening Social Support -- Coach-Created Facilitative Environment -- COVID-19 Impact on Sport, Resilience, and Mental Health -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. The Social Network and the Coach -- Introduction -- Relevant Athlete Mental Health Frameworks -- Keyes' (2002) Continuum of Mental Health and Illness -- Neurobiopsychosocial Model -- Relevant Athlete Mental Health Outcomes -- Depression -- Anxiety
Burnout -- Relevance of the Athlete's Social Network, Including the Coach, to the Athlete's Mental Health -- Key Sport-Based Social Actors -- Environmental and Training Influences on the Athlete's Social Perceptions -- Sport Culture and Stigma -- Social Support and Negative Social Interactions -- Mechanisms for Social Network Impact on Athlete Mental Health -- Identification -- Help-Seeking Behaviours -- Referral to Mental Health Services/Sources -- Coaches' Mental Health and Its Potential Influence on Athletes They Serve -- Review of Relevant Social Network Research -- Coach-Athlete Relationship
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Coach's Impact on the Athlete's Mental Health Outcomes
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Nixdorf, Raphael
Beckmann, Jürgen
Martin, Scott
Macintyre, Tadhg
ISBN 9781000854619
1000854612