ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the directional relationship between student-athletes’ (N = 621) degree of mental health stigma, help-seeking attitudes, and levels of depression, anxiety, and life stress. The results of the structural equation model (SEM) analyses identified that student-athletes’ amount of mental health stigma contributed to help-seeking attitudes (25.6% of the variance), but not levels of depression (.16% of the variance), anxiety (.09% of the variance), or life stress (.81% of the variance). Specifically, student-athletes’ mental health stigma shared a strong negative relationship with attitudes towards seeking psychological help (β = −.506, p < .001) and the mediation models identified that personal stigma mediates the relationship between public stigma and help-seeking attitudes. Implications purport the need to address the stigma of mental health at the societal level in order to mitigate personal stigma and promote a positive sport culture surrounding mental health and health help-seeking within athletes.

摘要

本研究的目的是调查学生运动员 ( N  = 621) 的心理健康污名程度、求助态度以及抑郁、焦虑和生活压力水平之间的方向关系。结构方程模型 (SEM) 分析的结果表明，学生运动员的心理健康耻辱程度对寻求帮助的态度（方差的 25.6%）有贡献，但与抑郁程度（方差的 0.16%）无关，焦虑（方差的 .09%）或生活压力（方差的 .81%）。具体而言，学生运动员的心理健康污名与寻求心理帮助的态度存在强烈的负相关关系（β  = -.506，p < .001) 和调解模型确定，个人污名在公共污名和求助态度之间的关系中起中介作用。这意味着需要在社会层面解决心理健康的耻辱，以减轻个人的耻辱，并促进围绕运动员心理健康和健康寻求帮助的积极体育文化。