Disruptions to sleep and circadian rhythms are associated with poorer athlete mental health in female, but not male, elite Australian Rules footballers.

Elite athletes are vulnerable to sleep and circadian disruption and associated mental health symptoms. This study aimed to investigate sex differences in sleep, circadian rhythms, and mental health, as well as the moderating role of sex in the prediction of mental health, among male professional and female semi-professional elite athletes. Participants were 87 elite Australian Rules football (ARF) athletes (43% female; mean [standard deviation] age 24.

Sleep patterns before and after competition: A real-world examination of elite athletes.

Good sleep before and after competitions is crucial to cognitive, physiological performance and recovery. Yet, elite athletes face a unique set of challenges when acquiring good sleep before and after competitions, and indeed commonly report sleep problems when it matters most. This study examined the sleep of elite athletes before and after competition compared to before and after free days.

Home is where the hustle is: the influence of crowds on effort and home advantage in the National Basketball Association.

Studies have consistently shown crowds contribute to home advantage in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by inspiring home team effort, distracting opponents, and influencing referees. Quantifying the effect of crowds is challenging, however, due to potential co-occurring drivers of home advantage (e.g.

Eastward Jet Lag is Associated with Impaired Performance and Game Outcome in the National Basketball Association.

Elite athletes are often required to travel across time zones for national and international competitions, causing frequent jet lag. The aim of this study was to examine whether the direction of travel-related jet lag is associated with performance in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and if so, to explore potential mechanisms. Ten seasons comprising of 11,481 games of NBA data from the 2011/2012 to the 2020/2021 regular season were analyzed using multi-level mixed models with one fixed factor (three levels; jet lag direction: eastward vs westward vs no jet lag) and three random factors (team, opponent, game time).

Approaches to the assessment of adherence to CBT-I, predictors of adherence, and the association of adherence to outcomes: A systematic review.

This systematic review (PROSPERO registration CRD42020158010) aimed to: 1) assess how adherence to cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been measured; 2) evaluate predictors of adherence; and 3) determine whether treatment outcome is associated with adherence. Inclusion criteria included: adults with insomnia; an intervention of CBT-I, including sleep restriction and/or stimulus control; a reported measure of adherence; and written in English. Searches of eight databases returned 2038 publications as of April 2021.

Sleep as a Major Determinant for Mental Health Outcomes in Elite Australian Football League (AFL) Athletes.

Purpose: The link between mental health and sleep is well documented in the general population, with the majority of mental health disorders involving some type of sleep disturbance. There is, however, limited research investigating this relationship in elite athlete populations. The aim of this study was to identify whether sleep and mental health outcomes are associated in elite athletes and, if so, what measures of sleep were the most predictive of mental health outcomes.

Postmigration stress and sleep disturbances mediate the relationship between trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Syrian and Iraqi refugees.

Study Objectives: Sleep disturbance is common in those who experience trauma. In a sample of nontreatment-seeking refugees, we examined the associations between trauma exposure, postmigration stress, sleep symptoms, and posttraumatic psychological symptoms.

Methods: Syrian and Iraqi refugees (n = 86; 51% female; mean age = 45 years) residing in Australia were recruited from the local community.