Citation

Ballesteros J, Tran AGT. J. Am. Coll. Health 2018; ePub(ePub): 1-7.

Affiliation

Arizona State University , Counseling Psychology , Tempe , AZ , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2018.1536663

PMID

30557090

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Mental health services; racial-ethnic minorities; student-athletes