Sport mental health continuum in young Brazilian athletes: adaptation and psychometric properties.

Instruments used to assess the mental well-being of young athletes in Brazil are scarce. Therefore, the present study aimed to translate, cross-culturally adapt for young athletes, and gather evidence of validity for the Sport Mental Health-Short Form (S-MHC) for use in Brazilian Portuguese. The research was conducted in five stages: translation, synthesis, back-translation, expert review, and validation of the psychometric properties.

Anemia and nutritional aspects in adolescent athletes: a cross-sectional study in a reference sport organization.

Objective: To assess the association between anemia and nutritional aspects in adolescent athletes from a large sport club.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, involving 298 athletes aged between 10 and 17 years, submitted to measurement of skin folds, weight and height, and collection of capillary blood in duplicate to determine hemoglobin values. It was carried out in a random sample composed of athletes from eight sport modalities.