Cognitive fitness modulates gender differences in sleep and mental health among competitive athletes under chronic stress.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Mental fitness is increasingly considered a key component of an athlete's competitive arsenal. Active domains of mental fitness include cognitive fitness, sleep, and mental health; and these domains can differ between men and women athletes. Our study 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. Methods: 82 athletes competing at levels from regional/state to international (49% women, M-age = 23.3 years) completed measures of self-control, intolerance of uncertainty, and impulsivity (together representing constructs of cognitive fitness), items about sleep (total sleep time, sl

SUBMITTER: Mascaro L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10031072 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature