The essay starts with an introduction to the chosen topic. Then the background goes through the different definitions of mental illness and elite sports, the correlation between these two, the stigmatisation of mental illness and lastly promotional and preventional work. Later, today’s problem with mental illness is raised along with floorball and furthermore the essay’s objectives. The essay’s purpose is to investigate which factors cause mental illness to a greater extent in national series than in federal series in Swedish floorball. Also how associations work to prevent mental ill health within their organization. Additionally the essay’s method is a quantitative and digital survey. The survey is distributed via email and the authors personal contacts. The essay´s results showed that the swedish floorball players have a high level of stress, anxiety and overtraining. It also shows that the players don't feel support from their organisation when a player is experiencing mental disorders. Furthermore, the result shows that floorball club is not working with prevention and supporting of mental illness.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-97140 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Svensson, Simon, Svensson, Jesper |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID), Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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