Research into the mental health of female sport match officials is scarce, despite verbal and physical abuse being commonplace. Twelve female match officials officiating male and female matches took part in semistructured interviews, investigating their experiences and understanding of their mental health. Deductive thematic analysis identified four overarching themes: male and female football environments; abuse, sexism, and homophobia in football; formal and informal support networks; and mental health knowledge and experience—accessing services. The results revealed toxic, abusive, male-dominated environments that included sexist and derogatory language, negatively affecting their mental health. The female match officials struggled to ascertain mechanisms for support and identified that the educational courses and local organizations did not provide mental health information or training, and match officials often experienced poor mental health during and after matches. Increased engagement with mental health literacy and policy change from governing bodies is required, given the unique challenges female match officials face.

尽管口头和身体虐待是司空见惯的事，但对女体育比赛官员的心理健康的研究却很少。主持男女比赛的十二名女比赛官员参加了半结构化访谈，调查了他们的经历并了解了他们的心理健康。演绎性主题分析确定了四个总体主题：男性和女性足球环境；男性和女性足球环境。足球中的虐待，性别歧视和恐同症；正式和非正式的支持网​​络；和心理健康知识和经验-获得服务。结果表明，有毒，有辱人格的，男性主导的环境，包括性别歧视和贬损性语言，会对他们的心理健康产生负面影响。女比赛官员努力寻找支持的机制，并确定教育课程和地方组织没有提供心理健康信息或培训，并且比赛官员在比赛中和比赛后通常心理状况较差。考虑到女比赛官员面临的独特挑战，需要加强与心理健康素养的接触，并要求理事机构改变政策。