Key result
While 95% of student-athletes reported access to athletic training, only 29% reported access to mental health counseling within the athletic department, despite 73% expressing a desire for such services.
Why the study?
Athletic administrators must increasingly be aware of resources to support student-athletes' academic and personal success in addition to athletic success.
Cross-Sectional (n=103)
A needs assessment highlights the importance of developing programmatic support for NCAA Division III student-athletes facing mental health, academic, and athletic challenges.
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Identifies unmet support needs among Division III athletes; leaves open targeted interventions and prospective evaluation.
Current athletic administrators are not only charged with overseeing programs that are critical to student-athletes’ athletics success, but must be increasingly aware of resources to also support success in student-athletes’ academic and personal lives. In turn, this empirical study explored the needs of student-athletes, coaches and administrators pertaining to mental health and wellness, academic success, and athletic performance at the NCAA Division III level. Implications and recommendations are presented for athletic administrators as they develop programmatic support for millennial student-athletes who experience heightened mental health and wellness challenges during the transition to college.
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Navarro et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Mental health and wellness support needs (n=103). Athletic department support services was evaluated on Availability and desire for athletic department support services. While 95% of student-athletes reported access to athletic training, only 29% reported access to mental health counseling within the athletic department, despite 73% expressing a desire for such services.
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