Mental (ill-)health of Swiss elite athletes by Philipp Röthlin, Nadja Ackeret, Daniel Birrer, Claudio Peter, Stephan Horvath

“…In recent years, world-renowned athletes, including Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, and Naomi Osaka, have directed public attention to the issue of mental health in elite sport by talking openly about their own problems in this regard. …”
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Is it all about medals? Meaning and purpose in elite sport through the eyes of Olympic athletes by Violetta Oblinger-Peters, Kristoffer Henriksen, Noora Johanna Ronkainen

“…Empirical evidence on athletes’ poor mental health and reduced well-being in the context of the Olympic Games (Küttel & Larsen, 2020; Reardon et al., 2019) is complemented by anecdotal accounts of famous competitors (e.g., multiple Olympic medalist Simone Biles at the Tokyo 2022 Olympic Games). While the recognition that these topics need to be addressed is shared within the wider sport psychology community, the growing body of research has led to the adoption of diverse theoretical perspectives on mental health and well-being in elite sport (Lundqvist & Andersson, 2021). …”
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