Elite Ice Hockey Players' Well-Being: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: As mental health has gained prominence in recent years, elite ice hockey players have shared their experience of psychological problems, including adverse alcohol use, anxiety, depression, distress, eating disorders, and sleep disturbances. Mental health remains a sensitive issue for ice hockey players, as stigma, a strong hockey culture, lack of mental health literacy, and negative past experiences with seeking help constitute barriers to seeking support. This scoping review aims to identify the psychological factors contributing to elite ice hockey players' well-being. After screening the titles and abstracts of three databases within a 2002-2025 timeframe, a total of 517 articles were retrieved. Seventeen articles targeting ice hockey athletes over 14 years of age competing at an elite

SUBMITTER: Veillette PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12300323 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature