Athletic identity, anxiety, and depression in moderate to highly specialized female adolescent volleyball players
Those with high athletic identity practiced more and had more anxiety and depressive symptoms than those with low athletic identity but were not at higher injury risk for injury. Providers should consider routine mental health screenings for high athletic identity athletes and promote psychoeducation on the importance of developing coping skills and diverse interests outside of one's primary sport.
Authors
- Ashley Erdman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4246-2361)
- Joseph Janosky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9018-1955)
- Sophia Ulman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6262-2054)
- V. Claire Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2051-9892)
- Emily Gale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8970-1967)
- Emily Stapleton
Institutions
- Lasell College (US)
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1525074
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.78