Elite ice hockey players’ well-being: A scoping review

Veillette, P.-L., Girard, S., D’Amours, J., Huard Pelletier, V. et Miquelon, P. (2025). Elite ice hockey players’ well-being: A scoping review. Sports, 13 (7). Article 225. ISSN 2075-4663 DOI 10.3390/sports13070225

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As mental health has gained prominence in recent years, elite ice hockey players have shared their experience of psychological problems, including adverse alcohol use, anxiety, depression, distress, eating disorders, and sleep disturbances. Mental health remains a sensitive issue for ice hockey players, as stigma, a strong hockey culture, lack of mental health literacy, and negative past experiences with seeking help constitute barriers to seeking support. This scoping review aims to identify the psychological factors contributing to elite ice hockey players’ well-being. After screening the titles and abstracts of three databases within a 2002–2025 timeframe, a total of 517 articles were retrieved. Seventeen articles targeting ice hockey athletes over 14 years of age competing at an elite level were selected. Three main categories emerged from the included studies: anxiety and depressive symptoms, motivational variables, and coping strategies at different career stages. Factors such as retirement, concussions, social support, parenting style, task-approach goals, and task-oriented behavior were influential components to the well-being and mental health of elite ice hockey players. Using the Lazarus and Folkman model, the identified psychological factors may help athletes and various actors surrounding them to better understand athletes’ well-being.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	Psychological factors Mental health Well-being Ice hockey players Coping Motivation Anxiety Depression
Date de dépôt:	29 janv. 2026 16:17
Dernière modification:	29 janv. 2026 16:17
Version du document déposé:	Version officielle de l'éditeur
URI:	https://depot-e.uqtr.ca/id/eprint/12582

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