TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Under the face mask: racial-ethnic minority student-athletes and mental health use
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Ballesteros, Jorge
A1  - Tran, Alicia Giac-Thao T.
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
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. <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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1536663
ID  - ref1
ER  -