Contributors to caregiver burden, depression, and anxiety in the partners of professional American-style football players: a cross-sectional study
Among partners of active and former professional ASF players, marital satisfaction, poor health, and concerns about CTE may play a role in caregiver burden and behavioral health. CTE concerns represents a potential novel risk factor for increased caregiver burden among partners of ASF players.
Authors
- Ross Zafonte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1050-796X)
- Christy Glass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1230-088X)
- Cheyenne Brown
- Rachel Grashow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6961-0243)
- Jillian Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5472-6315)
- Lewis E. Kazis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1800-5849)
- Valerie H. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8948-638X)
- Aaron L. Baggish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2042-1489)
- Alicia J. Whittington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5075-3033)
- Inana Dairi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2820-0413)
- Herman A. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3623-7264)
- Marc G. Weisskopf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4513-9834)
- Niki A. Konstantinides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-8229)
- Heather DiGregorio
- Paula S. Atkeson
- Frank E. Speizer
- Rachel Terrill
- Kairi Noriega
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Utah State University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (US)
- Indianapolis Zoo (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Medical University of the Americas (KN)
- Oldham Council (GB)
- Morehouse School of Medicine (US)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1581239
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Harvard Catalyst
- National Football League Players Association