20.500.12556/RUL-137250 Elite sport and sustainable psychological well-being There is conflicting evidence that sport plays a protective role in the development of psychopathological disorders and contributes to the sustainability of mental health. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of mental disorders among elite Slovenian athletes. We were interested in the prevalence of depression, anxiety, suicide risk, substance abuse, and eating disorders among athletes of both sexes and among athletes of individual and team sports aged 18 years or older. A total of 97 elite athletes participated in the study. We used PAI and EDI-3 questionnaires, and the study also included a control group of 90 non-athletes, matched in gender and age to the target group of elite athletes. Testing was conducted in 2020 and 2021. The comparison between elite athletes and the normative group showed a similar expression of depressive and anxious symptomatology. The athletes have a more pronounced drive for thinness and are more expansive, self-confident, and confident of their abilities compared to the control group. A total of 14% of the athletes show self-confidence to the point of self-grandiosity. Male athletes are more likely to use alcohol and other psychoactive substances and are also more impulsive and risk-taking, while female athletes are at higher risk of developing eating disorders. The study suggests that the prevalence of mental disorders in elite athletes is as high as in the general population. There is an urgent need to sustainably ensure the psychological well-being of athletes. elite athletes mental health mental disorders psychopathology depression anxiety eating disorders substance abuse elitni športniki duševno zdravje duševne motnje psihopatologija depresija anksioznost motnje hranjenja zloraba substanc true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-06-08 11:11:15 2022-06-08 11:11:16 2022-09-15 04:14:50 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 15 str. iss. 5, art. 2705 Vol. 14 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 796.092+159.9 2071-1050 10.3390/su14052705 99122947 sustainability-14-02705.pdf sustainability-14-02705.pdf 1 DA8BEF13F26330C8125794D00929D59A e49057b431a537a6d1ceca98b6a8e5ab35b0d213a1634c9ce92e2525a512cb62 3a66fbbd-e70b-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=157140 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/5/2705 1 cb2e74f2-e70a-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=157139 Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0