Mental illness is a growing issue for college student‐athletes. This chapter discusses the prevalence of mental health problems on college campuses, as well as some of the most common concerns for student‐athletes and barriers associated with underutilization of mental health resources. The chapter ...
AthletesTogether is an athlete mental health app that aims to address the needs of athletes at all levels. Through resources and various other features, our mobile app...
Approximately 55% of college athletes believed their teammates take others’ mental health concerns seriously. About 65% said their coaches care about their mental well-being. Just over half (53%) believe their athletic departments prioritize mental health. ...
Still, it feels like the mental health of student athletes isn’t addressed enough. The COVID-19 pandemic made something that was already absolutely horrendous significantly worse. For a while we couldn’t practice with anyone else. While that reduced our chances of catching COVID-19, it also...
Moreover, research shows that team sports may be more supportive for athletes’ mental health than individual sports: One study found that young athletes in individual sports were almost twice as likely to report symptoms of depression (13 percent vs. 7 percent). The Pandemic Impact on Sports ...
Recent research has attested to the prevalence of mental health issues in sport, and the need to identify factors that could promote athletes’ mental health. In this study, we investigated: (a) whether authentic leadership is associated with athletes’ mental health directly and indirectly via psy...
To examine the internal consistency reliability and measurement invariance of a questionnaire battery designed to identify college student athletes at risk for mental health symptoms and disorders.College student athletes (N=993) completed questionnaires assessing 13 mental health domains: strain, anxiety, ...
Silent suffering for student athletes can often be assisted by resources provided through their team like therapy, said a mental health advocate and a former WNBA player. Chamique Holdsclaw, Olympic gold medalist and WNBA Hall of Famer, shared her story and how she overcame challenges during an ...
In a report by the American College Health Association, 45% of students felt so depressed within the last year it was difficult to function. One in five college students have a diagnosable mental illness, but more than three times that amount — 61% — experience symptoms. Campuses struggle...
Aim: The aim of this research was to conduct an exploratory study using the two-continua model of mental health as a guiding theoretical framework to answer the following research question: What is the mental health experience of student-athletes who have sustained a concussion? Methods: Semi-...