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Editorial
. 2021 Sep;55(17):950-951.
doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104218. Epub 2021 May 27.

Competing against COVID-19: have we forgotten about student-athletes' mental health?

Nicholas Grubic  1   2 , Shagun Jain  3 , Valentina Mihajlovic  4 , Jane S Thornton  5   6 , Amer M Johri  2
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Competing against COVID-19: have we forgotten about student-athletes' mental health?

Nicholas Grubic et al. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Sep.
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Keywords: COVID-19; athletes; mental; psychology; university.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on student-athlete mental, social and physical health. The COVID-19 pandemic has both direct and indirect effects that contribute to the overall health and mental well-being of student-athletes. In addition to severing the numerous positive influencers on student-athlete mental, social and physical health (as a result of access to team sport), the COVID-19 pandemic has also led to downstream effects that negatively impact the well-being of this population.
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