TY - JOUR
T1 - Under the face mask
T2 - Racial-ethnic minority student-athletes and mental health use
AU - Ballesteros, Jorge
AU - Tran, Alisia G.T.T.
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PY - 2020/2/17
Y1 - 2020/2/17
N2 - Objective: To investigate racial-ethnic minority student-athletes’ (REMSA) symptoms of distress (mental health need), mental health use (usage rate), and factors that influence mental health usage. Participants: There were 241 varsity athletes (African American = 108, Latinos = 66, Asian American= 67) from the American College Health Association Fall 2015 data set. Results: Seventy-eight percent of REMSA reported some form of mental health need and only 11% of these athletes in need reported using mental health services in the past year. Additionally, a binominal logistic regression was run to identify demographic and mental health predictors of mental health use. Higher stress (β = 1.58, OR = 3.49, p <.01) and having upperclassman standing (β = 1.07, OR = 3.91, p <.05) predicted service use for athletes. Conclusions: Mental health professionals should be aware of the high mental health need for REMSA and the low usage rate of mental health services.
AB - Objective: To investigate racial-ethnic minority student-athletes’ (REMSA) symptoms of distress (mental health need), mental health use (usage rate), and factors that influence mental health usage. Participants: There were 241 varsity athletes (African American = 108, Latinos = 66, Asian American= 67) from the American College Health Association Fall 2015 data set. Results: Seventy-eight percent of REMSA reported some form of mental health need and only 11% of these athletes in need reported using mental health services in the past year. Additionally, a binominal logistic regression was run to identify demographic and mental health predictors of mental health use. Higher stress (β = 1.58, OR = 3.49, p <.01) and having upperclassman standing (β = 1.07, OR = 3.91, p <.05) predicted service use for athletes. Conclusions: Mental health professionals should be aware of the high mental health need for REMSA and the low usage rate of mental health services.
KW - Mental health services
KW - racial-ethnic minorities
KW - student-athletes
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2018.1536663
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2018.1536663
M3 - Article
C2 - 30557090
AN - SCOPUS:85058691828
SN - 0744-8481
VL - 68
SP - 169
EP - 175
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
IS - 2
ER -