Playing the Game: An Exploration of the Lived Experience of Australian Elite Level Athletes, with a Focus on their Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Playing the Game: An Exploration of the Lived Experience of Australian Elite Level Athletes, with a Focus on their Mental Health and Wellbeing

This research adopted an ecological orientation to extend understandings of the impact of extrinsic factors on athlete wellbeing. Athletes and support staff were engaged in semi-structured interviews analysed via causal layered analysis. Findings provided a holistic account of athletes’ lived experi...

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Main Author:	Dessauvagie, Jemma Bonnie
Format:	Thesis
Published:	Curtin University 2018
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70518

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