Citation

Balk YA, de Jonge J, Oerlemans WG, Geurts SAE. J. Health Psychol. 2017; ePub(ePub): 1359105317705980.

Affiliation

Radboud University, Behavioural Science Institute, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105317705980

PMID

28810446

Abstract

Although sports activities are generally considered beneficial to people's health and well-being, they can cause injuries and increased fatigue. Guided by the Demand-Induced Strain Compensation Recovery Model, this study hypothesized that physical recovery and mental detachment from sport-related activities would prevent injury and enhance mental energy. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted among 161 recreational athletes. Structural equation modelling analyses showed that mental detachment was negatively associated with injury and positively associated with mental energy. Sleep deprivation partially mediated the relation between mental detachment and mental energy. These findings imply an important role for mental detachment in maintaining people's health and well-being.

Language: en

Keywords

exercise; health; recovery; sleep; well-being