The purposes of this study were to (a) examine the relationships between public stigma, self-stigma, and mental health help-seeking attitudes in college studentathletes, and (b) test whether referral source would have an impact on student-athletes’ willingness to seek mental health help. Participating college student-athletes (n = 43) completed an online survey including measures of stigma (public and self), attitudes, and willingness to seek mental health help. The results indicated that public stigma and self-stigma predicted a significant proportion of variance in attitudes (66%) above and beyond gender and treatment-use history. In addition, student-athletes were more willing to seek help when referred by a family member compared with a coach (d = 0.89), a teammate (d = 1.05), or oneself (d = 1.28). The results have important implications for helping student-athletes seek mental health help when there is a need.
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Rachel S. Wahto, Joshua K. Swift, and Jason L. Whipple
Stephen P. Hebard, James E. Bissett, Emily Kroshus, Emily R. Beamon, and Aviry Reich
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Dean R. Watson, Andrew P. Hill, and Daniel J. Madigan
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Lindsey E. Slavin, Tess M. Palmateer, Trent A. Petrie, and E. Whitney G. Moore
departments’ culture as well as beliefs about mental health and psychological help-seeking. Although mandated within the Power Five conference schools, athletic departments across all conferences should prioritize hiring mental health–trained sport psychologists so they can be integrated into the athletic
Shelby J. Martin and Timothy Anderson
, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group . 10.4324/9780203879856 Topkaya , N. ( 2014 ). Gender, self-stigma, and public stigma in predicting attitudes toward psychological help-Seeking . Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 14, 480 – 487 . doi:10.12738/estp.2014.2.1799 Tuliao , A
William C. Way, Ashley M. Coker-Cranney, and Jack C. Watson II
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Matthew D. Bird, Eadie E. Simons, and Patricia C. Jackman
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Graig M. Chow, Matthew D. Bird, Nicole T. Gabana, Brandon T. Cooper, and Martin A. Swanbrow Becker
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Lewis King, SarahJane Cullen, Jean McArdle, Adrian McGoldrick, Jennifer Pugh, Giles Warrington, and Ciara Losty
adolescents? A systematic review . BMC Psychiatry, 20 ( 1 ), 293 – 315 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02659-0 Wahto , R.S. , Swift , J.K. , & Whipple , J.L. ( 2016 ). The role of stigma and referral source in predicting college student-athletes ’ attitudes toward psychological help-seeking
