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- Title
On the Frontline of Athlete Mental Health: The Mental Health Literacy of NCAA Coaches.
- Authors
Beebe, Kelzie E; Petrie, Trent A.
- Abstract
Coaches' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about mental health—or mental health literacy (MHL)—affect teams' mental health climates and the detection, referral, and treatment of athletes' mental health concerns. Thus, assessing collegiate coaches' MHL, and factors related to its presence, is critical. Using the Mental Health Literacy Scale, 1,571 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) coaches were surveyed regarding their MHL and demographic and mental health experience factors. Overall, 99.9% of the coaches surveyed believe that athletes' mental health affected their sport performances. Through hierarchical regression analyses, coaches' exposure to mental health treatment, perceived helpfulness of mental health treatment, gender (i.e., woman), years coaching (i.e., fewer years), and current NCAA division (i.e., Division III) were significantly related to their MHL, explaining 15.5% of variance. However, coaches' race/ethnicity did not reach significance. Recommendations regarding increasing coaches' MHL and hiring appropriately trained and licensed mental health and sport psychology professionals are offered.
- Subjects
NATIONAL Collegiate Athletic Association; ATHLETES' health; HEALTH literacy; MENTAL health services; NATIONAL Collegiate Athletic Association. Division III; COACH-athlete relationships; MENTAL health; SPORTS psychology; COACHES (Athletics); ETHNICITY
- Publication
Sport Psychologist, 2024, Vol 38, Issue 1, p38
- ISSN
0888-4781
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/tsp.2023-0007