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Lundqvist, C., Jederström, M., Korhonen, L., Gauffin, H., Nilsson, S., Nordgren, L. & Timpka, T. (2025). Det krävs ingen diagnos för att utbilda idrottare om kost. Läkartidningen
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2025 (Swedish)In: Läkartidningen, ISSN 0023-7205Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.)) Published
Abstract [sv]

I sin debattartikel i Läkartidningen (7 jan 2025) argumenterar Anna Melin och Lykke Tamm för att relativ energibrist inom idrott (REDs) är ett allvarligt och vanligt problem som bör tas på allvar.

Vi instämmer i att nutrition är en av flera grundläggande förutsättningar för idrottslig utveckling, prestation samt fysisk och psykisk hälsa. Det är självklart att träningsbelastning och energiintag måste anpassas och balanseras på alla nivåer av idrottsutövande. Däremot ifrågasätter vi författarnas framställande av REDs som ett väletablerat »syndrom«, särskilt i Läkartidningen, som riktar sig till den svenska hälso- och sjukvården.

Keywords
Behandling; Diagnos; Energitillgänglighet; Evidens; Idrott; ICD; REDs; Syndrom; Ätstörningar
National Category
Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-211561 (URN)
Available from: 2025-02-10 Created: 2025-02-10 Last updated: 2025-02-10
Lundqvist, C., Camps, J., Vertommen, T., Barker-Ruchti, N. & Kolbeinsson, Ö. (2025). Toxic Leadership in High-Performance Sports and its Consequences for Mental Health and Performance: A Scoping Review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
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2025 (English)In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, ISSN 1750-984X, E-ISSN 1750-9858Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This scoping review aimed to identify the current state of knowledge on toxic leadership in high-performance sports and its consequences for mental health and performance at individual, interpersonal, and organizational levels. Abstract screening (n =768) and full-text review (n = 83) resulted in the inclusion of 26 studies, predominantly conducted in North America and Europe. Studies used inconsistent definitions, theoretical frameworks, and methodological approaches to study darker or toxic leadership. Several antecedents and maintaining factors to toxic leadershipwere identified, such as individual leader characteristics, a performance-oriented culture, status/power structures, and a lackof reporting processes or consequences within organizations. The empirical literature provided initial support for the negative consequences of toxic leadership on athletes’ mental health, injuries, and motivation to remain in high-performance sports. Few studies have investigated the consequences of toxic leadership on sports organizations, staff or coaches. We conclude that research on toxic leadership in high-performance sports is in its early stages, with an underdeveloped understanding of how problematic leadership can be detected, prevented, and addressed to minimize its impact in sports. Researchers, governing bodies, and sports organizations must intensify their efforts to comprehend the emergence and persistence of toxic leadership within high-performance sports environments.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2025
Keywords
Abuse; Dark triad; Elite sport; Destructive leadership; Toxic culture
National Category
Applied Psychology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-211156 (URN)10.1080/1750984X.2025.2457038 (DOI)001406258200001 ()2-s2.0-85216180391 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2025-01-25 Created: 2025-01-25 Last updated: 2025-02-05
Lundqvist, C., Asratian, A. & Wade, T. D. (2024). 563 EP098 – Untangling the relationships between age, gender, type of sport, perfectionistic self-presentation, and motivation on body satisfaction among female and male athletes aged 10–22. In: British Journal of Sports Medicine: . Paper presented at 7th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport, Monaco, 29; British Journal of Sports Medicine (pp. A120-A120). , 58(suppl 2)
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2024 (English)In: British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2024, Vol. 58(suppl 2), p. A120-A120Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Background Body dissatisfaction is known as a robust predictor for eating pathology. Empirical knowledge about specific psychological mechanisms, beyond sports type, that can maintain or diminish female and male athletes’ body satisfaction is still sparse and research lack consistency. Prevention can decrease risk factors for eating pathology and protect athletes’ appreciation for the body and its functionality for continued and healthy sports participation.

Objective To explore the relationships between age, gender, type of sport, perfectionistic self-presentation, and motivation on body satisfaction among young athletes in one lean sport (gymnastics) and one non-lean sport (basketball). Hypotheses: Age, gender, and sport type are related to body satisfaction. A high autonomous motivation is positively related to body satisfaction while perfectionistic self-presentation displays a negative relationship.

Design Cross-sectional.

Setting Recreational to national elite level.

Participants A total of 209 athletes (basketball players n=77; gymnasts n=132; age range: 10–22) were recruited and 200 (females: n=157; males: n=43) were included in the analyses after data screening.

Assessment of Risk Factors Questionnaires were completed electronically and assessed demographic information (e.g., age, self-assigned gender), motivation (Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire), perfectionistic self-presentation (Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale – Junior Form) and body satisfaction (Body Appreciation Scale-2).

Main Outcome Measurements Body satisfaction (dependent variable).

Results Stepwise multiple regressions with bootstrapping showed age, self-assigned gender, and perfectionistic self-presentation (non-display of imperfection) to significantly predict body satisfaction (p<.05). Path analysis showed a significant relationship between age and body satisfaction (standardized coefficient: -.23) which was partially mediated by non-display of imperfection (p<.05). A moderated mediation analysis showed that this relationship was not moderated by gender.

Conclusions Body satisfaction prevention should target perfectionistic self-presentation tendencies among female and male athletes. Further research is warranted to investigate if non-display of imperfection is a prominent perfectionistic self-presentation facet among athletes across gender, sports and competition levels.

National Category
Social Sciences Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-204007 (URN)10.1136/bjsports-2024-IOC.213 (DOI)
Conference
7th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport, Monaco, 29; British Journal of Sports Medicine
Available from: 2024-05-31 Created: 2024-05-31 Last updated: 2024-06-05Bibliographically approved
Jederström, M., Sandell, H., Dahlström, Ö., Faghner, K., Korhonen, L., Lundqvist, C. & Timpka, T. (2024). 864 BO48 – Towards prevention of self-objectification in young female athletes on social media: instagram posting patterns of female elite athletes in aesthetic and non-aesthetic individual sports. In: : . Paper presented at 7th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sports. Monaco. Abstract in British Journal of Sports Medicine (pp. A69-A70). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 58(suppl 2)
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2024 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Background Elite athletes are role models for young sportspersons regarding social media use. Self-objectification, including self-sexualizing, contributes to body dissatisfaction and body shame, especially in young females. For efficient prevention of self-objectification, knowledge is needed about elite athletes’ self-presentation on social media.

Objective To compare social media postings indicative of self-objectification among female elite athletes in an aesthetic and a non-aesthetic individual sport and by age.

Design Cross-sectional quantitative visual content analysis study.

Setting Instagram on October 1st, 2021.

Participants All Swedish elite female athletes aged 16 years or older with open Instagram accounts in figure skaters (n=26) and athletics (track and field) athletes (n=40).

Assessment of Risk Factors The 30 most recently posted images were identified from each athlete’s Instagram account (Figure). Following exclusion of non-topical images, a panel (4 women/4 men) individually scored factors indicative of self-objectification in the remaining images. The scores were analyzed quantitatively by sport (figure skating/athletics) and age group (age-cut at 21 years).

Main Outcome Measurements Proportion of sexually suggestive images in Instagram postings.

Results In total, 1,869 images were analyzed; 669 posted by figure skaters and 1200 by athletics athletes. Seventy-four images (4%) were classified as containing sexually suggestive content. Figure skaters posted more images with sexually suggestive content (p=0.032) than athletics athletes (especially images with sexual posing (p=0.005) and sexualized body parts in focus (chest (p=0.049); hip-region (p=0.001)). Younger athletes published more images interpreted to contain sexual suggestion than older athletes (p<0.001) (especially images focusing on the chest (p=0.008)). 

Conclusions Prevention of self-objectification in young female sportspersons should include moderation of self-presentation practices on social media among female elite athletes in aesthetic sports and young elite athletes in their upper teens. Further research on the role of social media in the etiology of mental unhealth in sportspersons is warranted. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2024
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-204005 (URN)10.1136/bjsports-2024-IOC.121 (DOI)
Conference
7th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sports. Monaco. Abstract in British Journal of Sports Medicine
Available from: 2024-05-31 Created: 2024-05-31 Last updated: 2024-06-05Bibliographically approved
Lundqvist, C., Gregson, W., Bonanno, D., Lolli, L. & Di Salvo, V. (2024). A worldwide survey of perspectives on demands, resources, and barriers influencing the youth-to-senior transition in academy football players. International journal of sports science & coaching, 19(1), 162-170
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2024 (English)In: International journal of sports science & coaching, ISSN 1747-9541, E-ISSN 2048-397X, Vol. 19, no 1, p. 162-170Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The youth-to-first team phase presents a number of challenges in the careers of modern football players with stagnation, inconsistent performance and dropout being reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of staff involved in professional academy football clubs around the globe, with a particular focus on youth and first team transition demands, resources as well as transitions barriers and coping among male academy football players. Participants from 29 male youth academies distributed across 29 countries took part in the survey. Our main findings suggested training and match intensity reported as being greater at the senior-level and also pressure from parents. The majority of respondents indicated their clubs having long-term strategy for player development and specific roles supporting successful player transitions. Exposure to different playing styles was deemed important to prepare players for the first team. Likewise, having the academy and the first team training on the same site was perceived to ease the transition, with the majority of respondents indicating that players are able to cope with the pressure of first team training and games. Perceptions on whether staff do not have the skills/resources to prepare players for the changes in environment and culture when players move from youth-to-senior level were unclear. Collectively, our study extends previous transition research on youth football academies suggesting the importance of a club-based playing philosophy to prepare players for the first team demands and challenges.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2024
Keywords
Career, coping, soccer, talent, development
National Category
Applied Psychology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-189694 (URN)10.1177/17479541221135626 (DOI)000878351600001 ()2-s2.0-85141394134 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2022-11-03 Created: 2022-11-03 Last updated: 2024-05-31Bibliographically approved
Lundqvist, C., Schary, D. P., Jacobsson, J., Korhonen, L. & Timpka, T. (2024). Aligning categories of mental health conditions with intervention types in high-performance sports: a narrative cornerstone review and classification framework. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27(8), 525-531
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2024 (English)In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, ISSN 1440-2440, E-ISSN 1878-1861, Vol. 27, no 8, p. 525-531Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Epidemiological studies suggest that psychiatric disorders are as prevalent amongst high-performance athletes as in general populations, challenging the myth of invulnerability. Despite efforts of sport organisations to highlight the significance of athletes' mental health, it is still many times tough to combine the sport performance ethos with a discourse on mental health. This narrative cornerstone review examines challenges related to definitions and classifications of athlete mental health in high-performance sports and how these influence assessments and the implementation of interventions. We discuss challenges with concept creep and psychiatrisation and outline their consequences for sport healthcare professionals. Based on this, we present a framework that aligns different categories of athlete mental health conditions (from the reduction of wellbeing to psychiatric disorders) with intervention types (from the provision of supporting environments to pharmacotherapy). We conclude that researchers and sport practitioners need to carefully consider conceptual creep and the risk of pathologising normal and healthy, albeit emotionally aversive, reactions to athlete lifeworld events when assessing athlete mental health. A clear separation of terminology denoting the athlete's resources to handle the lifeworld (including salutogenic factors) and terms describing psychiatric conditions and their management is necessary to avoid misguidance in intervention planning.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2024
Keywords
Elite athlete; Sport psychiatry; Wellbeing
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-203684 (URN)10.1016/j.jsams.2024.05.001 (DOI)001272113300001 ()38796375 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2024-05-24 Created: 2024-05-24 Last updated: 2025-02-11
Kuribayashi, C., Inoue, K., Noguchi, Y., Kinugasa, T., Lundqvist, C., Wylleman, P. & Kukidome, T. (2024). Athletes' well-being, performance, and mental health after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Identifying protective and risk factors. In: : . Paper presented at The 88th Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Kumamoto, Japan.
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2024 (English)Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Refereed)
National Category
Applied Psychology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-210601 (URN)pub-files.atlas.jp/fs/public/jpa2024/ver_21/abstract/ja/3D-98.pdf (DOI)
Conference
The 88th Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Kumamoto, Japan
Available from: 2025-01-06 Created: 2025-01-06 Last updated: 2025-01-06
Lundqvist, C. (2024). Breaking the silence: Harassment, abuse, and mental health challenges within Swedish cheerleading. In: : . Paper presented at FEPSAC congress, Innsbruck July 15 – 19, 2024.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Breaking the silence: Harassment, abuse, and mental health challenges within Swedish cheerleading
2024 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Keywords
Abuse; Athlete; Cheerleading; Harassment; Sport, Interpersonal violence
National Category
Applied Psychology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-210600 (URN)
Conference
FEPSAC congress, Innsbruck July 15 – 19, 2024
Available from: 2025-01-06 Created: 2025-01-06 Last updated: 2025-01-06
Lundqvist, C. (2024). Burning for success makes me burnout as a coach (1ed.). In: Stilani Chroni, Peter Olusoga, Kristen Dieffenbach, Göran Kenttä (Ed.), Coaching stories: Navigating storms, triumphs, and transformations in sport: (pp. 288-297). London: Routledge
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2024 (English)In: Coaching stories: Navigating storms, triumphs, and transformations in sport / [ed] Stilani Chroni, Peter Olusoga, Kristen Dieffenbach, Göran Kenttä, London: Routledge , 2024, 1, p. 288-297Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Coach burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion resulting from chronic stress and a prolonged sense of overwhelm. Burnout can result in negative consequences for the coach’s personal well-being, reduced satisfaction in the coaching role, and also impact the athletes they work with. High-performance coaching is complex and burnout symptoms are common. In high-performance environments, coaches can be exposed to several risk-factors known for burnout, including an elevated number of unpredictable stressors, a high workload, and significant organizational responsibility combined with work insecurity. In this chapter the story of a successful high-performance coach named Sarah is presented. Sarah’s journey in elite sport is described along with the psychosocial challenges she faces. Based on the case description of Sarah and current research, this chapter explains how burnout can be understood and expressed among coaches and provides examples of evidence-informed strategies for prevention and treatment. In the final part of the chapter, practical recommendations are presented to provide guidance for professionals working in sports environments (e.g., managers, coach developers, educators, sports psychologists) on how to approach and support a coach displaying burnout symptoms.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: Routledge, 2024 Edition: 1
National Category
Applied Psychology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-210598 (URN)10.4324/b23184 (DOI)2-s2.0-85212655252 (Scopus ID)9781003335146 (ISBN)
Available from: 2025-01-06 Created: 2025-01-06 Last updated: 2025-02-11Bibliographically approved
Lundqvist, C., Camps, J., Vertommen, T., Barker-Ruchti, N. & Kolbeinsson, Ö. (2024). Current state of knowledge on toxic leadership and its consequences in high-performance sports: Results from a scoping review. In: : . Paper presented at FEPSAC congress, Innsbruck July 15 – 19, 2024. FEPSAC
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2024 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
FEPSAC, 2024
Keywords
athlete; elite; leader; sport; toxic leadership
National Category
Applied Psychology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-210599 (URN)
Conference
FEPSAC congress, Innsbruck July 15 – 19, 2024
Available from: 2025-01-06 Created: 2025-01-06 Last updated: 2025-01-06
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ORCID iD: ORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0001-6570-5480

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