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The stigmatization of mental health among adolescent athletes is influenced by external factors. We explored the impact of parental involvement on mental health stigma, examining the mediating roles of psychological resilience and subjective well-being. Utilizing a nonprobability convenience sampling technique, we recruited 250 Chinese university student athletes who completed paper questionnaires on site at a single time point. The results revealed negative associations between mental health stigma and parental involvement, psychological resilience, and subjective well-being. Psychological resilience and subjective well-being independently and sequentially mediated this relationship. Our findings highlight the tangible benefits of positive parental involvement in mitigating mental health stigma, as well as offering a theoretical foundation for interventions addressing mental health stigma in Chinese adolescent athletes.
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parental involvement, mental health stigma, psychological resilience, subjective wellbeing, adolescent athletes
Athletes face mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts, due to pressures in closed training and competition as well as life-threatening situations like illness (Daley & Reardon, 2024; Dehghansai et al., 2021). Long-term debilitation from physical injuries and overtraining elevates the risk of mental health disorders, contributing to stigmatization (Purcell et al., 2019). While sports benefit young athletes' physical and mental health, they also introduce psychosocial stressors and negative experiences within the sports environment (Walton et al., 2021). Thus, this paper analyzed the mediating role of psychological resilience and well-being with a view to providing a basis for mitigating mental health stigma in young athletes.
Parental Involvement and Mental Health Stigma
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