@article{ref1,
title="Under the face mask: racial-ethnic minority student-athletes and mental health use",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2018",
author="Ballesteros, Jorge and Tran, Alicia Giac-Thao T.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-7",
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. <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Mental health professionals should be aware of the high mental health need for REMSA and the low usage rate of mental health services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2018.1536663",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1536663"
}