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- Title
Gender and Workplace Stress Affect the Association Between Concussion History and Depression Symptoms in Professional Jockeys.
- Authors
Piantella, Stefan; McDonald, Stuart J; Wright, Bradley J
- Abstract
Objective Professional jockeys experience high rates of concussion, workplace stress, and poor mental health. The present cross-sectional study, for the first time, concurrently assessed the potential interplay between concussion history and workplace stress with current depression symptoms. Method Seventy-two professional flat-track jockeys (male = 49, female = 23) were grouped based on self-reported concussion history (CG; n = 56) and those who did not report a concussion history (NCG; total n = 16). Analyses featured both between (CG vs NCG) and within group (CG only) assessment on self-reported measures of workplace stress and depression symptoms (affect, daily functioning). Results Jockeys in the CG had more symptoms of negative affect than the NCG. This association, however, was nonsignificant after covarying for age, gender, and workplace stress. Higher workplace stress (p = .005) and gender (p = .001) were associated with poorer daily functioning after controlling for concussion history (CG vs. NCG) and age. Gender moderated the association between concussion group and poorer daily functioning (β = −18.739, t (71) = −2.924, p = .005), with the difference between CG and NCG significant for females, but not males (β = 33.648, t (71) = 3.420, p = .001). Conclusions The findings provide preliminary evidence that previously concussed females may be more likely to report poorer daily functioning than males with a history of concussion, and that workplace stress may reduce the association between a history of concussion and depression symptoms. Prospective studies are required to validate and extend these findings.
- Subjects
JOB stress; MENTAL depression; BRAIN concussion; AFFECT (Psychology); JOCKEYS; COMPLICATED grief
- Publication
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2023, Vol 38, Issue 4, p537
- ISSN
0887-6177
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/arclin/acac084