seeking help for a mental illness). Personal stigma reflects an individual’s own attitudes toward a person with or seeking help for a mental illness ( Griffiths, Christensen, Jorm, Evans, & Groves, 2004 ). In contrast, perceived public stigma includes stereotypes, discrimination, or prejudice that the
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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
The Relationships Among Self-Compassion, Stigma, and Attitudes Toward Counseling in Student-Athletes
Robert C. Hilliard, Lorenzo A. Redmond, and Jack C. Watson II
identified as a potential barrier. Stigma Stigma has been defined as existing in two forms: public and self-stigma ( Corrigan, 2004 ). Public stigma is an external form of stigma referring to the belief that society deems an individual possessing certain traits or behaviors as socially unacceptable or
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
by others, also known as public stigma, is described as an individual’s perception of discrimination or stereotypes from the public to a stigmatized group ( Corrigan, 2004 ). When investigating public stigma in student-athletes, Kaier, Cromer, Johnson, Strunk, and Davis ( 2015 ) found student
Burnout, Help Seeking, and Perceptions of Psychological Safety and Stigma Among National Collegiate Athletic Association Coaches
Julie M. Slowiak, Rebecca R. Osborne, Jordyn Thomas, and Adna Haasan
, not much is known about the underpinning processes that may explain why fostering a psychologically safe environment within the sport context leads to the aforementioned benefits. In the context of this study, we explored the potential role of public stigma for seeking help as a mediator, examining
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
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.
A Program to Reduce Stigma Toward Mental Illness and Promote Mental Health Literacy and Help-Seeking in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Student-Athletes
Graig M. Chow, Matthew D. Bird, Nicole T. Gabana, Brandon T. Cooper, and Martin A. Swanbrow Becker
timely and appropriate help ( DeLenardo & Terrion, 2014 ; Lopez & Levy, 2013 ). Stigma accounts for 66% of the variance in mental health help-seeking attitudes in student-athletes ( Wahto, Swift, & Whipple, 2016 ). There are three types of stigma. Perceived public stigma (i.e., stigmatization by
Help-Seeking for Eating Pathology Among Collegiate Athletes: Examining Stigma and Perfectionism as Moderating and Mediating Mechanisms
Shelby J. Martin and Timothy Anderson
experiences of self-stigma and public-stigma, and underlying perfectionistic traits. Stigma—a multidimensional construct—is an identified barrier to mental-health help-seeking in samples of athletes and non-athletes (e.g., Clement et al., 2015 ; Evans et al., 2011 ; Gulliver, Griffiths, & Christensen, 2010
No Longer a Sign of Weakness? Media Reporting on Mental Ill Health in Sport
Keith D. Parry, Abigail G. Braim, Rebecca E. Jull, and Matthew J. Smith
According to NHS England ( 2020 ), one in four adults will experience some form of mental ill health during their lifetime. Despite the prevalence of mental ill health, there is a long-standing public stigma attached to mental illness and toward those suffering with its affects ( Bauman, 2016
Can We Talk? Exploring the Effects of Mental Health Stigma, Support, and Openness on National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Mental Health
Braden J. Brown, Ty B. Aller, Logan K. Lyons, Autumn Jenson, Audrey C. Juhasz, Jakob F. Jensen, and Jennifer L. Hodgson
for MH concerns may be seen as a weakness. This sports culture can contribute to public stigma (i.e., coaches/fans viewing student athletes struggling with MH challenges as being “soft” or having a character flaw; Corrigan et al., 2006 ) related to MH concerns. This mentality, if internalized, can
Mental Health Literacy, Help-Seeking, and Mental Health Outcomes in Women Rugby Players
Shakiba Oftadeh-Moghadam and Paul Gorczynski
symptoms, social anxiety, and eating disorder symptoms increasingly more than their male counterparts ( Gorczynski, Coyle, et al., 2017 ). Previous research has highlighted that athletes have shown greater perceived public stigma compared with nonathletes, while public stigma, self-stigma, and lack of MHL
