Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
Suicidality Among Canadian University Student-Athletes
Suicide is the second most common cause of death among student-athletes. It has been consistently found that the prevalence of suicidal ideation among student-athletes is similar to, or lower than, nonathletes. However, these studies have focused on the American intercollegiate sport system, which limits the generalizability of results to different contexts. The current study examined the prevalence of suicidality of Canadian student-athletes relative to nonathletes. Varsity athletes ( n = 348) and nonathletes ( n …