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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The Role of Stigma and Referral Source in Predicting College Student-Athletes’ Attitudes Toward Psychological Help-Seeking
Rachel S. Wahto, Joshua K. Swift, and Jason L. Whipple
National Collegiate Athletic Association Coaches’ Beliefs Toward Seeking Mental Health Services for Themselves: Instrument Validation and Exploratory Investigation
Kim Tolentino and Johannes Raabe
psychological help-seeking beliefs for use with NCAA coaches, explore coaches’ beliefs toward seeking mental health service utilization for their own mental health, and compare coaches’ beliefs between various subgroups within the sample. Validation of the ATSPPHS and IASMHS (RQ1) In the current study, the
Pre-post Evaluation of the “Supporting Student-Athlete Mental Wellness” Module for College Coaches
Emily Kroshus, Jessica Wagner, David L. Wyrick, and Brian Hainline
behaviors, attitudes about psychological help seeking, perceived mental health literacy, and behavioral intentions. Coaches then completed the online educational module, followed by completion of another short set of survey questions (perceived mental health literacy, behavioral intentions and perceptions
Coach Support of High School Student-Athletes Struggling With Anxiety or Depression
Emily Kroshus, Sara P.D. Chrisman, David Coppel, and Stanley Herring
invited to complete a short written survey on a voluntary basis, with 190 coaches (92% response rate) choosing to do so. Research activities were approved by the Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Institutional Review Board. Measures Attitudes towards psychological help-seeking Coach attitudes about seeking
Student-Athlete and Student Non-Athletes’ Stigma and Attitudes Toward Seeking Online and Face-to-Face Counseling
Matthew D. Bird, Graig M. Chow, Gily Meir, and Jaison Freeman
, & Dohrenwend, 1989 ). This self-stigma usually results in the individual labeling themselves as socially unacceptable ( Vogel, Wade, & Haake, 2006 ), which consequently leads to a lack of help seeking. Self-stigma has been found to mediate the relationship between public stigma and psychological help seeking
A Content Analysis of Mental Health Literacy Education for Sport Coaches
Stephen P. Hebard, James E. Bissett, Emily Kroshus, Emily R. Beamon, and Aviry Reich
source in predicting college student-athletes’ attitudes toward psychological help-seeking . Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 10 ( 2 ), 85 – 98 . https://doi.org/10.1123/JCSP.2015-0025 Wei , Y. , McGrath , P.J. , Hayden , J. , & Kutcher , S. ( 2015 ). Mental health literacy measures
Perfectionism and Attitudes Toward Sport Psychology Support and Mental Health Support in Athletes
Dean R. Watson, Andrew P. Hill, and Daniel J. Madigan
and Motor Skills, 127 ( 3 ), 609 – 625 . PubMed ID: 32151197 doi:10.1177/0031512520908699 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 . Journal of Clinical
Collegiate Student-Athlete Psychological Distress and Counseling Utilization During COVID-19
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
A Program and Session Evaluation of Student-Athletes’ Experiences Participating in a Mental Illness Destigmatization Intervention
Graig M. Chow, Nicole T. Gabana, Charles Cox, Brandon T. Cooper, and Matthew D. Bird
of stigma and referral source in predicting college student-athletes’ attitudes toward psychological help-seeking . Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 10 ( 2 ), 85 – 98 . https://doi.org/10.1123/JCSP.2015-0025 Weisz , E. , & Zaki , J. ( 2017 ). Empathy-building interventions: A review of
Mental Toughness, Sport-Related Well-Being, and Mental Health Stigma Among National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Student-Athletes
Matthew D. Bird, Eadie E. Simons, and Patricia C. Jackman
.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 . Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 10 ( 2 ), 85 – 98 . doi:10.1123/JCSP.2015-0025 10.1123/JCSP.2015-0025 Weinberg , R
