Amin, RizwanaMerdad, NismaAsadullah, Muhammad Ali2025-06-182025-06-182025-05-12Amin, R., Merdad, N., Asadullah, M.A. (2025). Sports and Suicidal Behavior. In: Arafat, S.M.Y., Kar, S.K. (eds) Ecological and Social Determinants of Suicidal Behavior. South Asian Perspectives in Mental Health and Psychology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4028-7_14https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4028-7_14https://repository.effatuniversity.edu.sa/handle/20.500.14131/2133Suicidal behavior has become one of the most important global concerns for professionals in various industries including sports. This chapter has outlined several antecedents of suicidal behavior recognizing the increasing suicidal tendencies among sports professionals. These antecedents of suicidal behaviors can be categorized as physical, psychological, social, individual, and organizational level factors. The physical suicidal antecedents include injuries, mental health, and physical and substance abuse. The psychological antecedents include performance pressure and anxiety, identity and self-worth perceptions, and isolation and stigma. The social factors include cultural expectations and masculinity, media influence, and community support and resources. The individual-level antecedents of suicidal behavior include personality, coping strategies, and trauma and adverse experiences. Organizational factors include effective coaching, economic support, psychological counseling, health facilities, food, and dietary support, transparent hiring mechanisms, grievance handling platforms, and infrastructure. At the end, this chapter outlines some preventive measures which can be taken to overcome the issue of suicidal tendencies among athletes. This chapter concludes with the need for policy reforms and future research to overcome the issue of suicidal tendencies of sports professionals.en© 2025 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.Book chapter