Interplay between sex, age, BMI, health-related quality of life, and coping strategies in amateur and professional athletes
Adaptive coping strategies, particularly positive attitude and social support, play a pivotal role in enhancing athletes' HRQoL, surpassing the influence of BMI, sex, and age. These findings support the development of tailored psychological interventions to foster athlete wellbeing across competitive levels.
Authors
- Salvatore Allocca
- Walter Sapuppo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2628-9100)
- Marco La Marra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7488-8493)
- Girolamo Di Maio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6305-2092)
- Regina Gregori Grgič (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2402-5301)
- Marcellino Monda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-218X)
- Daniele Saccenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1835-7927)
- Vincenzo Monda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6083-5814)
- Maria Casillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7212-0285)
- Giovanni Michelini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5109-544X)
- Jacopo Lamanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1919-8219)
- Antonietta Monda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8422-3837)
- Claudia Maria Mineo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7158-5921)
- Davide Giacconi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0297-7973)
- Antonietta Messina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8343-432X)
- M. Ferro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7861-9474)
Institutions
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- Parthenope University of Naples (IT)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- San Raffaele University of Rome (IT)
- Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität - Standort Mailand (IT)
- Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino (IT)
- Pegaso University (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1626037
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16