Factores de Riesgo en Depresión en Deportistas de Élite: Revisión Sistemática: Factores de riesgo en depresión

Joel Raga-Martínez; Paula Ortiz-Marholz; David Peris-Delcampo

doi:10.6063/motricidade.44762

Risk Factors for Depression in Elite Athletes: Systematic Review

Factores de riesgo en depresión

Authors

Joel Raga-Martínez Col·legi Oficial de Psicologia de la Comunitat Valenciana (COPCV) https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6760-3814
Paula Ortiz-Marholz Universidad Andres Bello
David Peris-Delcampo Universitat de València https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7588-1522

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.44762

Keywords:

Risk factors, depression, professional athletes, mental health

Abstract

This PRISMA systematic review analyzes the risk factors associated with depression in elite athletes. Twelve articles were selected from the SPORTDiscus, SpringerLink, Ovid, and PubMed databases. A high prevalence of depressive and anxious symptoms was found, linked to both external factors (competitive pressure, serious injuries, social expectations, demands of high-performance, and the transition to retirement) and internal factors (personality and resilience). Elite athletes exhibit a vulnerability comparable to the general population, exacerbated by their sporting environment. Therefore, it is necessary to implement appropriate programs addressing the biopsychosocial mechanisms that link competition with depression.

Downloads

PDF draft

Published

2026-07-01

How to Cite

Raga-Martínez, J., Ortiz-Marholz, P., & Peris-Delcampo, D. (2026). Risk Factors for Depression in Elite Athletes: Systematic Review: Factores de riesgo en depresión. Motricidade, 22, e44762. https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.44762

Download Citation

Issue

Vol. 22 (2026): Conference of the Portuguese Society of Sports Psychology 2024 and 2025: Uniting Generations, Defining New Paths, Sustaining the Future of Sports Psychology in Portugal

Section

Review Article

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Authors retain copyright of their work.

Upon acceptance for publication, authors grant Sílabas Didáticas, LDA an exclusive licence to publish, reproduce, distribute, communicate the article to the public, and identify itself as the original publisher of the article in print and electronic formats, including its indexing and dissemination through databases, repositories, and other scholarly platforms.

Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC 4.0). Under this licence, users may read, download, copy, share, distribute, print, search, link to, and reproduce the articles for non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and to Journal Motricidade, a link to the licence is provided, and any changes made are indicated.

Authors may deposit the final published version of the article (Version of Record) in institutional repositories, subject repositories, academic networks, or personal websites, provided that the original publication is properly cited.