Suicide in the context of elite sportA meta-ethnographic synthesis

  1. Camilo, Juliana 1
  2. Almeida, Jorge Correia Santana 2
  3. Carolina Hamodi Galán 3
  1. 1 Universidade Federal da Bahia
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    Universidade Federal da Bahia

    Salvador, Brasil

    ROR https://ror.org/03k3p7647

  2. 2 Universidade do Estado da Bahia
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    Universidade do Estado da Bahia

    Salvador, Brasil

    ROR https://ror.org/015n1m812

  3. 3 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

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Retos: nuevas tendencias en educación física, deporte y recreación

ISSN: 1579-1726,  1988-2041

Year of publication: 2024

Issue: 54

Pages: 633-641

Type: Article

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Abstract

Suicide or its attempts are a serious problem that has drawn the attention of different areas of knowledge related to the field of sports. However, in most cases, the analyses are based on psychopathological visions or physical trauma without understanding the particularities of mental health. The article presents a meta-ethnography review of the literature on qualitative research on suicide in athletes from 2012 to 2022. The topics addressed in the studies are diverse: the importance of healthy relationships, the visibility of mental health problems, the normalization of violence by coaches, and the lack of emotional support. It is essential for athletes to have a support network (including coaches, mental health professionals, etc.). The issues that have affected athletes identified with suicidal ideation include a prolonged combination of concussion symptoms, academic problems, normalized violent training practices, high demands, the invisibility of suffering, and exposure to traumatic events. It required training of teachers/coaches in mental health, social support during injury recovery, ongoing mental health education, close relationships between coaches and athletes, involvement of sports psychiatry/psychology specialists, support from the environment, and balance between performance and personal development.

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