Association of coach characteristics and life stress
| Characteristic | Daily hassle total score | Daily hassle average severity score | ||||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | P value* | Adjusted P value† | Median (Q1, Q3) | P value* | Adjusted P value† | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 20–39 | 28.5 (18.0, 41.0) | 0.614 | – | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.828 | – |
| 40–49 | 25.0 (11.0, 37.0) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
| 50+ | 23.5 (14.5, 38.0) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 23.0 (12.0, 34.0) | 0.022 | 0.041 | 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) | 0.027 | 0.262 |
| Female | 37.0 (24.0, 50.0) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.5) | ||||
| Sport type | ||||||
| Individual | 24.0 (14.5, 39.0) | 0.964 | – | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.893 | – |
| Team | 26.0 (11.0, 44.0) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
| Played professionally | ||||||
| Yes | 28.0 (14.0, 44.0) | 0.128 | – | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.517 | – |
| No | 23.0 (11.0, 30.0) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
| Centralisation for sport | ||||||
| Yes | 24.5 (14.0, 37.0) | 0.843 | – | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.935 | – |
| No | 24.0 (11.0, 41.0) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
| Paid employment | ||||||
| Yes, full time | 21.0 (12.0, 29.0) | 0.287 | – | 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) | 0.210 | – |
| Yes, part time | 32.0 (15.0, 58.0) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | ||||
| Very occasionally | 37.0 (26.0, 51.0) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | ||||
| Not at all | 24.0 (12.0, 40.0) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
| Considering retirement | ||||||
| No | 23.0 (11.0, 36.0) | 0.015 | 0.035 | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) | 0.011 | 0.090 |
| Yes or undecided | 36.0 (23.0, 57.0) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.4) | ||||
| Previous concussion from injury | ||||||
| Yes | 30.0 (12.0, 50.0) | 0.302 | – | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.174 | – |
| No | 24.0 (14.0, 37.0) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) | ||||
| Injury ended playing career | ||||||
| Yes | 28.0 (18.0, 35.5) | 0.987 | – | 1.2 (1.0, 1.2) | 0.987 | – |
| No | 24.0 (12.0, 40.0) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
| Ever diagnosed with depression | ||||||
| Yes | 28.0 (23.0, 38.0) | 0.387 | – | 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) | 0.762 | – |
| No | 24.0 (12.0, 40.0) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
| Ever prescribed antidepressants | ||||||
| Yes | 26.5 (19.5, 47.5) | 0.378 | – | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.856 | – |
| No | 24.0 (12.0, 40.0) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
| Family history of mood disorder or mental illness | ||||||
| Yes | 37.0 (23.0, 57.0) | 0.124 | – | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.766 | – |
| No | 24.0 (12.5, 36.5) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
| Concerns about alcohol intake | ||||||
| Yes | 28.0 (12.0, 40.0) | 0.695 | – | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.638 | – |
| No | 24.0 (13.5, 39.0) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | ||||
*Unadjusted p values are from a Kruskal-Wallis test.
†Adjusted p values are from a linear regression including ‘considering retirement in 12 months’ and gender.