نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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1 گروه آموزش تربیت بدنی، دانشگاه فرهنگیان، صندوق پستی ۸۸۹- ۱۴۶۶۵ تهران، ایران.
2 گروه روانشناسی، دانشکده علوم انسانی، واحد ابهر، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، ابهر، ایران.
3 گروه علوم ورزشی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه ملایر، ملایر، ایران.
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Purpose: The unique psychological pressures of athletic environments place student-athletes at risk for mental health problems, including suicidal ideation. This study aimed to identify the relationship pattern of psychological risk factors, including pathological personality traits, immature defense mechanisms, and emotion regulation difficulties, in predicting suicidal thoughts in this population.
Methods: This descriptive-correlational study utilized structural equation modeling. A sample of 300 student-athletes majoring in physical education from Islamic Azad University branches in Tehran in 2024 was selected via convenience and online sampling. Participants completed the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSSI), the Personality Inventory for DSM-5–Short Form (PID-5-SF), the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40), and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS).
Results: The findings revealed that the indirect paths of the personality traits Negative Affect (β=0.103, P=0.001), Detachment (β=0.102, P=0.001), and Psychoticism (β=0.076, P=0.008) to suicidal ideation through immature defense mechanisms were significant. Similarly, the indirect paths of these same traits through emotion regulation difficulties were also significantly associated with suicidal thoughts (β=0.167, P=0.001; β=0.111, P=0.001; β=0.066, P=0.016, respectively).
Conclusion: The findings confirm that the risk of suicide in student-athletes extends beyond mere competitive pressures. The combination of pathological personality traits—particularly in negative affect, detachment, and psychoticism—coupled with the use of immature defenses and an inability to regulate emotions, forms a powerful psychological risk pattern for the emergence of suicidal ideation in this group. These results underscore the necessity of developing screening programs and interventions that address these underlying psychological factors.
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