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Psychological Strain and Suicidal Ideation in Athletes: The Multiple Mediating Effects of Hopelessness and Depression

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  • Guoxiao Sun

    (School of Physical Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
    Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China)

  • Jingyi Zhao

    (School of Physical Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China)

  • Siyu Tian

    (School of Physical Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China)

  • Liwei Zhang

    (School of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China)

  • Cunxian Jia

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
    Center for Suicide Prevention Research, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China)

Abstract

The present study aims to examine the relationship between psychological strain, suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and depression among Chinese athletes. Participants were 774 Chinese athletes (454 men and 320 women), with a range of ages from 12 to 35 ( M = 18.47, SD = 3.39). The structural equation modeling method was used to examine the multiple mediating effects of hopelessness and depression between psychological strain and suicidal ideation. As expected, a positive correlation between psychological strain, suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and depression was found. Additionally, results seem to indicate that psychological strain directly and positively influenced suicidal ideation, and that hopelessness and depression played a serial mediating role in the relationship between psychological strain and suicidal ideation. To conclude, the psychological strain theory is applicable for explaining suicidal ideation in athletes. In athletes, psychological strain is sequentially associated first with a sense of hopelessness and then depression, which is in turn related to suicidal ideation. The present study makes a significant contribution to the literature because we provide a new theoretical basis and new methods for preventing mental disorder and suicidality in athletes.

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  • Guoxiao Sun & Jingyi Zhao & Siyu Tian & Liwei Zhang & Cunxian Jia, 2020. "Psychological Strain and Suicidal Ideation in Athletes: The Multiple Mediating Effects of Hopelessness and Depression," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-14, November.
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