Mental Health Referral for Student-Athletes: Web-Based Education and Training
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Physically and mentally healthy student-athletes are in a good position to thrive academically, socially, and athletically. Unfortunately, many student-athletes fail to get the mental health help they need due to factors such as lack of knowledge and mental health stigma. The purpose of this research was to create and evaluate a multimedia, interactive website ( www.SupportForSport.org ) to enable student-athletes to gain the necessary knowledge and confidence to make effective mental health referrals. Study 1 was conducted to determine if the website functioned as intended. In Study 2, 27 intercollegiate athletic directors and coaches evaluated the website. Their favorable evaluations led to Study 3, a controlled field trial with a national sample of 153 student-athletes. Results indicated that viewing the www.SupportForSport.org site resulted in enhanced mental health referral knowledge and efficacy relative to a control group. These results suggest that tailored online programming can affect outcomes for student-athletes across geographic regions and resource availability levels.
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Among four studies on mental health knowledge, two reported statistically significant improvements in the level of mental health literacy in athletes.
“Among these four studies, two studies [17,32] reported statistically significant improvements in the level of MHL in athletes.”
From Mental health literacy intervention on help-seeking in athletes: a systematic review (2020) · cites this paper as [32]
Three studies reported small to large effect sizes for mental health knowledge.
“Three studies [15,22,32] reported small to large effect sizes.”
From Mental health literacy intervention on help-seeking in athletes: a systematic review (2020) · cites this paper as [32]
The VanRaalte et al. study reported significant improvements in self-efficacy, with a medium effect size.
“Finally, the VanRaalte et al. study [32] reported significant improvements in self-efficacy, with a medium effect size.”
From Mental health literacy intervention on help-seeking in athletes: a systematic review (2020) · cites this paper as [32]
The frequency and duration of sessions for each programme varied from 10 minutes to 12 hours.
“In addition, the frequency and duration of the sessions for each programme varied from 10 min [32] to 12 h [31].”
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There was positive evidence that mental health literacy training improved mental health knowledge, such as recognition of depression or anxiety disorders and referral knowledge, in four interventions.
“There was positive evidence that MHL training improved mental health knowledge, such as recognition of depression or anxiety disorders and referral knowledge in four interventions [15,17,22,32].”
From Mental health literacy intervention on help-seeking in athletes: a systematic review (2020) · cites this paper as [32]
Van Raalte et al. found that the intervention was conducive to improving confidence in providing and seeking help, with a medium effect size.
“Second, regarding self-efficacy, the Van Raalte et al. study [32] found that the intervention was conducive to improving confidence in providing and seeking help, with a medium effect size.”
From Mental health literacy intervention on help-seeking in athletes: a systematic review (2020) · cites this paper as [32]
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- Authors
- Van Raalte, J. L., Cornelius, A. E., Andrews, S., Diehl, N. S., & Brewer, B. W.
- Affiliations
- 1Springfield College
- University of the Rockies (US)
- Monmouth University (US)
- 4Hong Kong International School
- Springfield College (US)
- ORCID
- Brewer, Britton W.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2015-09
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 197-212
- ISSN
- 1932-9261 (ISSN-L)
- 1932-927X
- OpenAlex
- W2213795143
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 6.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Keywords
- student athletes, mental health referral, mental health stigma, online learning, online training, coaches, college athletics
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