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The young athletes interviewed seemed emotionally resilient and able to cope with the pressures of the training and performance environments. In this they appeared helped by their family environment and parental interest, with very few of them experiencing persistent tension or anxiety about the prospect of training or competing. Furthermore, the rate of self-reported psychological illness was lower amongst these athletes than in the general population, which must relate to the cohesion which is an obvious characteristic of athletic families. It is not possible to say whether young athletes enter and persist in sport because of their positive family and psychological characteristics, or whether the reverse is the case, with involvement in sport having a positive effect on mood and family function. Nonetheless, as all athletes know, close attention to diet and nutrition is a prerequisite and makes an obvious contribution to well-being.
