![]() ![]() No significant differences were found between male and female athletes ( p ≥ 0.05). When analyzing the depression subscale, 31 cases (9.5%) showed subclinical score values and 12 cases (3.7%) showed clinically important values. In the subscale anxiety, 22 cases (6.7%) showed subclinical scores and 11 cases (3.4%) showed clinical relevant score values. Anxiety and depression scores were (mean ± SD) 4.3 ± 3.0 and 2.8 ± 2.9, respectively. The participating young athletes were recruited from Olympic weight lifting, handball, judo, track and field athletics, boxing, soccer, gymnastics, ice speed skating, volleyball, and rowing. Regarding the analysis of age on the anxiety and depression subscales, age groups were classified as follows: late childhood (12–14 years) and late adolescence (15–18 years). Between August 2015 and September 2016, 326 young athletes aged (mean ± SD) 14.3 ± 1.6 years completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD Scale). The survey was carried out within the scope of the study “Resistance Training in Young Athletes” (KINGS-Study). Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess overall symptoms of anxiety and depression in young athletes as well as possible sex differences. While normative data regarding symptoms of anxiety and depression for the general population is available ( Hinz and Brähler, 2011), hardly any information exists for adolescents in general and young athletes in particular.
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