Research on the relationships among adverse childhood experiences, self-compassion, and perceived stress in combat sport athletes

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Sourced from the future-work section and stated research gap and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1985 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 29 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Psychological factors during competition: differences between male and female paralympic powerlifting athletes (2026) · Human Movement · doi

  Future studies can investigate the longitudinal effects of gender-specific psychosocial stressors and competitive stimuli familiarisation on mental health variables in Paralympic Powerlifting. Future studies can also explore the development of targeted interventions to improve the mental health and performance of Paralympic Powerlifting athletes.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future studies investigate longitudinal effects gender-specific psychosocial stressors
• Self compassion as a Protective Mediator Between Childhood Adversity and Stress in Combat Athletes (2026) · Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae · doi

  There is a lack of research on the relationships among adverse childhood experiences, self-compassion, and perceived stress in combat sport athletes. Prior studies have not examined the mediating role of self-compassion in the association between adverse childhood experiences and perceived stress.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there lack research relationships among adverse childhood experiences
• A Psychological Study of Health, Injury, and Performance in Athletes on the US Alpine Ski Team (1985) · The Physician and Sportsmedicine · cited 29× · doi

  Athletes may be more susceptible to illness and injuries due to reduced immunological or psychological functioning. Coaches and sports medicine specialists may not be sensitive to psychological disorders in elite athletes. The study's findings may be limited by the small sample size and lack of control group.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: athletes susceptible illness injuries due reduced immunological psychological
• Investigating the relationship between anxiety, depression, and forearm muscle deformation in amateur athletes using time-series analysis (2025) · Frontiers in Sports and Active Living · doi

  Chronic psychological stress can affect the body, mind, and behavior, making it challenging to investigate its effects on muscle activity. The complexity of muscle deformation patterns and the need to evaluate their temporal regularity. The challenge of assessing non-specific psychological distress, including anxiety and depression, in amateur athletes.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: chronic psychological stress affect body mind behavior making

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