ABSTRACT

NCAA student-athletes are at risk for various physical (e.g. injury), psychosocial (e.g. depression), and spiritual (e.g. identity development) health concerns. Consequently, researchers and NCAA athletics’ personnel have prioritized conducting research and developing interventions designed to improve the overall health and well-being of student-athletes. This systematic review was guided by the biopsychosocial-spiritual (BPSS) framework to account for student-athletes’ overall health experience. We incorporated Cooper’s [2010. Research synthesis and meta-analysis: A step-by-step approach (4th ed.). Sage] seven-step protocol for research synthesis to examine the effectiveness of interventions targeting BPSS health outcomes among NCAA student-athletes. Of the 420 studies retrieved from five electronic databases, a total of 20 studies published between 1989 and 2017 were included for review. Results indicated that mindfulness- and cognitive-behavioral-based interventions may be effective at improving BPSS health outcomes among student-athletes. However, the majority of studies had poor methodological quality and demonstrated high risk of bias, raising concern for the generalizability and validity of findings. Implications are discussed.

摘要

NCAA学生运动员面临各种身体（例如伤害），心理（例如抑郁）和精神（例如身份发展）健康方面的风险。因此，研究人员和NCAA竞技人员优先进行研究和开发干预措施，以改善学生运动员的整体健康状况。这项系统的审查以生物心理社会精神（BPSS）框架为指导，以说明学生运动员的整体健康经历。我们合并了库珀[2010年。研究综合与荟萃分析：循序渐进的方法（第四版）。Sage]研究合成的七步协议，旨在检查针对NCAA学生运动员的BPSS健康结果的干预措施的有效性。从五个电子数据库检索到的420篇研究中，包括1989年至2017年发表的总共20篇研究供审查。结果表明，基于正念和认知行为的干预措施可能会有效地改善学生运动员的BPSS健康结果。然而，大多数研究的方法学质量较差，并且存在偏见的高风险，引起了人们对研究结果的普遍性和有效性的关注。讨论了含义。