Impact of Injury on Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Youth Soccer Players
Injured youth soccer athletes report worse mental health and QOL than uninjured athletes, even after return to play. Stakeholders in youth sports should consider that negative psychosocial impacts of injury may persist beyond physical impacts.
Authors
- Kristín Haraldsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9702-3430)
- Jennifer Sanfilippo-Nackers
- Sakar Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0566-5939)
- Quinn Steiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0464-2268)
- SA Anderson
- Ian Staresinic
- Andrew Watson
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin System (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000001401
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00