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Introduction: Cultural values and the social environment could affect the mental health of elite athletes, but mapping the interaction between cultural and elite athlete activities is challenging. Hence, a solid framework in the form of taxonomy could help to understand the interplay between culture and elite athlete activities. Psychosocial demands are articulated as external social pressure generated from social and cultural factors that are endured by elite athletes, which is believed to enable the understanding of elite athletes' potential stressors, which are connected to cultural values. Problem statement: By developing a taxonomy of psychosocial demands of elite athletes, researchers in sport psychology could investigate how cultural and social environments interact with elite athlete activities, particularly in a highly diverse culture. Approach: This article describes the development of a taxonomy of psychosocial demands using a literature review and cultural praxis paradigm. Material and method: A literature study consisting of four stages of determining criteria, refining the definition of psychosocial demands, classifying the types of psychosocial demands, and drawing the taxonomy of psychosocial demands was conducted. Results: The study resulted in a taxonomy of psychosocial demands consisting of three groups and eight subgroups: 1) personal characteristics inviting psychosocial demands, consist of: 1a) physicality; 1b) Socially stereotyped/stigmatized attributes; 2) performance-related expectancies, consist of: 2a) performance standards; 2b) prescribed mental qualities; 2c) prescribed ethical behavior; and 3) social-dynamic system demands, consist of: 3a) Social support; 3b) team dynamic issues; 3c) social politics and sports industry. Detailed descriptions of each group explained in this paper. The taxonomy has both practical and theoretical implications: it enables sports psychologist to understand potential stressors of an elite athlete derived from their cultural background; and for future research, the taxonomy used as a solid framework to investigate the interplay between culture and elite athlete activities. Limitations of the product is also discussed, as culture is a fluid phenomenon which could be rapidly changing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]