Health in elite sports from a salutogenetic perspective: athletes' sense of coherence
2014 | journal article; research paper. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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- Authors
- Mayer, Jochen ; Thiel, Ansgar
- Abstract
- Considering the high number of stressors encountered in the context of elite sports, a high sense of coherence (SOC) is crucial to allow athletes to maintain their health from both short- and long-term perspectives. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate SOC in a population of elite athletes, focusing on identification of subsets of athletes with particularly high and low SOC scores, and any related predictors. The elite athletes' SOC scores were also evaluated for differences with those of the general population of Germany; whether a correlation between SOC and subjective health existed was additionally examined.
- Issue Date
- 2014
- Journal
- PLoS One
- Organization
- Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät ; Institut für Sportwissenschaften ; Arbeitsbereich Sport- und Gesundheitssoziologie
- eISSN
- 1932-6203
- Language
- English