Student-Athletes and Counseling Services: Recommendations for Identifying and Developing Referral Sources

Daltry, Rachel; Mehr, Kristin E.; Keenan, Lindsey

doi:10.1080/87568225.2021.1957338

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“…Professionals trained in trauma-informed mental health practice could assist athletes in developing skills and engaging in constructive corrective experiences to cope with challenges as a part of a multidisciplinary athletic staff (Bennett, 2022(Bennett, , 2023. While college athletes are less comfortable seeking counseling services than other academic or athletic resources, especially Division I athletes (Moore, 2016), Daltry et al (2023) suggests if athletes, athletic personnel, and coaches feel understood and counselors are knowledgeable about athletic culture, they may be more likely to refer to and seek out mental health services. Building a supportive trusting environment helps staff and athletes.…”

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“Is it Hard Out Here for a Player?”: Understanding the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Athletic Identity Among College Student Athletes

Copeland,

Reynolds,

Ackley

2024

JIS

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It is unclear what impact, if any, early experiences with trauma may have on athletic identity. Athletic identity may serve as a protective shield for those who have adverse childhood experiences. Self-identifying as an athlete as opposed to the identity that experienced the trauma could be a defense mechanism for self-protection. The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and athletic identity as well as determine any influence from gender, ethnicity, and sport in a group of college athletes. Using Qualtrics software, 102 collegiate athletes currently enrolled in higher education institutions across varying NCAA divisions within the United States completed three measures: Personal Data Form, Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS), and Adverse Childhood Experiences Survey (ACES). Results found adverse childhood experiences were not significantly associated with Athletic Identity. However, results did show a difference between men and women, with a significant relationship between adverse childhood experiences and athletic identity in men but not women. Upon further examination, it was found that for men, consideration of ethnicity in conjunction with gender highlighted an even stronger relationship among Black men specifically. Implications for these findings, suggestions for university athletic departments, and recommendations for future research were made.

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