Objectives The primary objective was to examine the attitudes of professional footballers towards help-seeking behaviours related to mental health symptoms and the impact of a mental health awareness video on these help-seeking behaviours. The secondary objective was to evaluate whether the mental health awareness video was feasible in professional football. Methods A quasi-experimental study based on a one-group pretest post-test was conducted using a questionnaire. Attitude, help-seeking behaviours and confidence were measured with validated questionnaires, including the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help-Short Form (ATSPPH-SF) and General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ). Results Sixty-five professional footballers (63% men; 37% women) were enrolled in the study. The mean ATSPPH-SF score was 18.1 at pretest and 19.4 at post-test (p=0.00). The mean GHSQ score was 47.6 at pretest and 48.9 at post-test (p=0.00). The level of confidence in helping someone experiencing mental health symptoms was 11.1 at pretest and 11.7 at post-test (p=0.00). All participants rated the mental health awareness video as relevant; 88% mentioned that it added value to raise awareness about mental health symptoms and disorders in professional football. Eighty-three per cent rated the design positively, 69% were positive about the duration of the video and 88% of participants reported an increase in their knowledge and understanding of mental health symptoms and disorders in professional football. Conclusion The mental health awareness video led to a better attitude of professional footballers towards mental health. We recommend the mental health awareness video be implemented in professional football to disseminate essential information related to mental health symptoms in professional football. No data are available. All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplemental information.

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职业足球中与心理健康症状相关的求助行为

目标 主要目标是检查职业足球运动员对与心理健康症状相关的求助行为的态度，以及心理健康意识视频对这些求助行为的影响。次要目标是评估心理健康意识视频在职业足球中是否可行。方法采用问卷调查法进行基于一组前测后测的准实验研究。态度、寻求帮助的行为和信心是通过经过验证的问卷来衡量的，包括寻求专业心理帮助的态度简短表格 (ATSPPH-SF) 和一般求助问卷 (GHSQ)。结果 65 名职业足球运动员（63% 男性；37% 女性）参加了这项研究。平均 ATSPPH-SF 得分为 18.1 和 19。4 后测 (p=0.00)。平均 GHSQ 得分在前测时为 47.6，在后测时为 48.9 (p=0.00)。帮助出现心理健康症状的人的信心水平在测试前为 11.1，在测试后为 11.7（p=0.00）。所有参与者都将心理健康意识视频评为相关；88% 的人提到，它增加了提高对职业足球心理健康症状和障碍的认识的价值。83% 的人对该设计给予正面评价，69% 的人对视频的持续时间持肯定态度，88% 的参与者报告说他们对职业足球心理健康症状和障碍的了解和理解有所增加。结论 心理健康宣传视频使职业足球运动员对心理健康有了更好的态度。我们建议在职业足球中实施心理健康宣传视频，以传播与职业足球心理健康症状相关的基本信息。没有可用的数据。所有与研究相关的数据都包含在文章中或作为补充信息上传。