Key result
Athletic trainers perceived confidentiality as the most facilitative belief and viewed themselves as the most facilitative stakeholder for student-athletes seeking mental health care (p < 0.002).
Why the study?
The study was conducted to assess athletic trainers' perceptions regarding the importance of student-athletes' beliefs and athletic department stakeholders in facilitating help-seeking for mental health care.
What facilitates collegiate athletes seeking mental health care according to athletic trainers' perceptions?
Cross-Sectional (n=534)
What facilitates collegiate athletes seeking mental health care according to athletic trainers' perceptions?
p-value: p=<0.002
Athletic trainers perceive confidentiality and their own role as the most facilitative factors for collegiate athletes seeking mental health care.
Highlights potential targets to improve collegiate athlete mental health access; leaves open whether perceptions drive actual help-seeking behaviors.
Objective: To assess athletic trainers’ (ATs) perceptions regarding the importance of athletes’ beliefs and athletic department stakeholders in facilitating help-seeking for mental health (MH) care.Participants: 534 ATs within collegiate athletic departments (Mage = 35.50 years; 64.2% women; 87.3% White).Methods: ATs were asked to indicate the extent to which they believed 10 student-athlete beliefs about MH (e.g. confidence MH treatments work) and 10 stakeholders (e.g. teammate) would facilitate student-athletes’ help-seeking for MH care (1, Strongly Disagree, to 5, Strongly Agree).Results: We conducted separate two-way mixed design ANOVAs, one for each set of 10beliefs and 10 stakeholders; each was significant (p’s < .002). The ATs perceived confidentiality as the most facilitative belief and viewed ATs as the most facilitative stakeholder.Conclusions: ATs differentiate among student-athletes’ beliefs and stakeholders on how facilitative each might be in help-seeking, suggesting pathways for improving MH climate within athletic departments through education and policies.
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Harker et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Mental health care help-seeking (n=534). Perceptions of athletes' beliefs and stakeholders was evaluated on Perceived facilitation of student-athletes' help-seeking for mental health care (p=<0.002). Athletic trainers perceived confidentiality as the most facilitative belief and viewed themselves as the most facilitative stakeholder for student-athletes seeking mental health care (p < 0.002).
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