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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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
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
Matthew D. Bird, Graig M. Chow, Gily Meir, and Jaison Freeman
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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
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