Gender Differences in Sleep and Mental Health in Elite Athletes

Study 1 (00:00 – 03:29)

Cognitive-resilient traits may be important for protecting against poor sleep and mental health, especially during chronic stress. Mr Luis Mascaro, and colleagues, investigated the associations of cognitive fitness and gender to sleep and mental health, and the interaction between cognitive fitness and gender on sleep and mental health, in competitive athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mascaro, L., Drummond, S. P., Leota, J., Boardman, J. M., Hoffman, D., Rajaratnam, S. M., Aidman, E., & Facer-Childs, E. R. (2023). Cognitive fitness modulates gender differences in sleep and mental health among competitive athletes under chronic stress. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, 1118822.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1118822

Study 2 (03:29 – 10:48)

Elite athletes may be at risk of poor mental health for a number of reasons. Mr Luis Mascaro, and colleagues, investigated sex differences in sleep, circadian rhythms, and mental health, as well as the moderating role of sex in the prediction of mental health, among male professional and female semi‐professional elite athletes.

Mascaro, L., Leota, J., Hoffman, D., Rajaratnam, S. M., Drummond, S. P., & Facer‐Childs, E. R. (2024). Disruptions to sleep and circadian rhythms are associated with poorer athlete mental health in female, but not male, elite Australian Rules footballers. Journal of sleep research, e14186. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14186

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