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Psychological Aspects That Affect Well-Being, Health and Adherence in Athletes
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Psychological Aspects That Affect Well-Being, Health and Adherence in Athletes

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 763

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Manuel Gómez-López

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Department of Physical Activity and Sport, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Murcia, 30720 Murcia, Spain
Interests: sport psychology; physical education; motivation; sports; team sports; handball; performance; perfectionism; anxiety and stress; fear of failure; adherence to sport; perceived barriers; resilience
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Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Battaglia

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Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, 90144 Palermo, Italy
Interests: quality of life; health promotion; sport; childhood; body balance; aging; disability; adapted physical activity; paralympic sport; exercise training; performance
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Prof. Dr. Carlos Marques da Silva

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CIEQV-Life Quality Research Centre, Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior-IPSANTAREM, Avenida Dr. Mário Soares, 20413 Rio Maior, Portugal
Interests: sport psychology; sport performance; mental training
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Dr. Pedro Delgado-Floody

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1. Department of Physical Education, Sport and Recreation, University of La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
2. Strength & Conditioning Laboratory, CTS-642 Research Group, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
Interests: physical activity; lifestyle; physical exercise intervention; mental health; academic achievements

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Regular sport practice positively influences the physical, mental and psychological health of athletes at different levels and in various contexts. In a competitive context, the knowledge and manipulation of psychological variables such as attention, self-confidence, stress control, anxiety, motivation, cohesion, self-control or emotional self-regulation, moods and interpersonal skills can influence the adherence and health of the athlete.

Even the practice of sport can generate fears of failure and feelings of shame, creating a degree of insecurity, anxiety or stress and avoidance behaviors in athletes, which can affect well-being, interpersonal behavior and sport adherence.

On the other hand, sport is a means of socialization that influences the athlete's phsycial training, the promotion of a balanced sport context and the intention to continue practicing sport. Therefore, the physical and psychological well-being of athletes depends mainly on the social environments in which sport is practiced, i.e., in relation to the significant agents in the environment.

This Special Issue aims to bring together the latest research on these psychological factors that influence the athlete's physical, mental and psychological health, thus affecting their well-being and adherence to sport.

Dr. Manuel Gómez-López
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Battaglia
Prof. Dr. Carlos Marques da Silva
Dr. Pedro Delgado-Floody
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • psychological well-being
  • lifestyle
  • cognitive function
  • fear of failure
  • stress and anxiety
  • burnout
  • depression
  • fear of failure
  • perfectionism
  • motivation
  • cognitive functions
  • social isolation
  • self-esteem and body image
  • aggressiveness and anger

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An Exploratory Study on the Conceptualization of Burnout among the Professional Esports Athletes: Focused on League of Legends Champions Korea League
by Hyoyeon Ahn and Inwoo Kim
Healthcare 2024, 12(11), 1127; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/healthcare12111127 - 31 May 2024
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Research on the stress and burnout experienced by athletes in the esports field remains limited, necessitating an approach that considers the unique environment and circumstances of esports athletes. This study aims to explore the conceptualization of burnout experiences among professional esports athletes. The [...] Read more.
Research on the stress and burnout experienced by athletes in the esports field remains limited, necessitating an approach that considers the unique environment and circumstances of esports athletes. This study aims to explore the conceptualization of burnout experiences among professional esports athletes. The participants included 88 athletes from the League of Legends Championship Korea (LCK). Among these, in-depth interviews were conducted with 7 athletes who had experience in international tournaments (the World Championship), while an open-ended survey was completed by 81 athletes. Data collected through in-depth interviews and an open-ended survey were digitized and utilized for analysis. Through critical review by another author and inductive categorization, the conceptual components of esports athletes’ burnout were derived. Through the analysis of 251 raw datum, it was conceptualized into five conceptual factors: performance, overtraining, interpersonal relationships, physical and psychological exhaustion, and career and motivation. The results of this study confirm that esports athletes, like athletes in other conventional sports, experience burnout during their careers, highlighting issues in their unique environment, particularly in aspects of interpersonal relationships and training and rest conditions. This research can serve as a foundational resource for effective athletes’ psychological health management in the esports field and underscores the need for further research on burnout among esports athletes. Full article
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