With the aim of supporting anxiety screening of student-athletes, this study examined the psychometric performance of the GAD-7 and GAD-2 for assessing anxiety and other clinical mental health concerns (depression, past-year and recent suicidality) in student-athletes. Data from intercollegiate varsity athletes (N = 7,584) were drawn from the Healthy Minds Study. Reliability estimates were good in the sample. Area under the curve values were excellent for anxiety and fair to good for depression and suicidality. Across all clinical indicators, a cutoff of 6 (GAD-7) and 2 (GAD-2), respectively, yielded the most balanced sensitivity and specificity rates. Both measures positively correlated with functional impairment, academic impact, and perceived mental health and negatively correlated with positive mental health. Overall, results supported the reliability, accuracy, and construct validity of the GAD-7 and GAD-2 in a national student-athlete sample. Discussion focuses on clinical implications and practical usage of the GAD-7 and GAD-2 with student-athletes.

为了支持对学生运动员的焦虑症筛查，本研究检查了GAD-7和GAD-2的心理测量性能，以评估学生运动员的焦虑症和其他临床心理健康问题（抑郁，过去一年和最近的自杀倾向） 。校际高校运动员的数据（N （= 7,584）来自健康心理研究。样本中的可靠性估计很好。曲线值下的面积对于焦虑是极好的，而对于抑郁和自杀则是公平的。在所有临床指标中，临界值分别为6（GAD-7）和2（GAD-2），产生了最平衡的敏感性和特异性率。两种方法都与功能障碍，学术影响和感知的心理健康呈正相关，而与心理健康呈负相关。总体而言，研究结果支持了全国学生运动员样本中GAD-7和GAD-2的可靠性，准确性和构建效度。讨论的重点是GAD-7和GAD-2与学生运动员的临床意义和实际用法。