The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms within student-athletes and to examine protective factors which may act as a buffer against mental ill-health. A cross-sectional design was employed. A sample of 185 student-athletes (M=20.77; SD= .50; 35% female) agreed to take part. Participants completed measures of depression, anxiety, psychological resilience and formal and informal help-seeking behavior. Thirty one percent of student-athletes reported moderate to severe symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. Student-athletes who reported requiring professional help for problems were more likely to record moderate to severe symptoms of depression and anxiety. Student-athletes who did not seek informal support were more likely to report symptom levels for depression outside the normal range. Higher resilience scores were associated with lower symptom reporting for both depression and anxiety. Practical implications for supporting student-athletes’ mental hea...

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学生运动员抑郁和焦虑症状的患病率及其与适应能力和寻求帮助行为的关系

这项研究的目的是调查学生运动员中抑郁和焦虑症状的患病率，并研究可能作为预防精神疾病的缓冲剂的保护因子。采用横截面设计。185名学生运动员（M = 20.77； SD = .50； 35％的女性）的样本同意参加。参与者完成了抑郁，焦虑，心理适应力以及正式和非正式寻求帮助行为的测量。31％的学生运动员报告有中度至重度的抑郁和/或焦虑症状。据报告需要专业帮助以解决问题的学生运动员，更有可能表现出中度至重度的抑郁和焦虑症状。未寻求非正式支持的学生运动员更有可能报告抑郁症状水平超出正常范围。较高的适应力评分与抑郁症和焦虑症的较低症状报告相关。支持学生运动员心理健康的实际意义...