Mental health help-seeking preferences and behaviour in elite male rugby players.

Autor:	Oguro S; Department of Community Mental Health and Law, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan., Ojio Y; Department of Community Mental Health and Law, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan., Matsunaga A; Department of Community Mental Health and Law, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.; Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Japan., Shiozawa T; Department of Community Mental Health and Law, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan., Kawamura S; Japan Rugby Players Association, Tokyo, Japan., Yoshitani G; Japan Rugby Players Association, Tokyo, Japan., Horiguchi M; Japan Rugby Players Association, Tokyo, Japan., Fujii C; Department of Community Mental Health and Law, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	BMJ open sport & exercise medicine [BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med] 2023 May 26; Vol. 9 (2), pp. e001586. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 26 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001586
Abstrakt:	Objectives: Mental health symptoms and mental illnesses are common in elite athletes. There is an urgent need to develop care systems to support the mental health of elite athletes. Understanding elite athletes' preferences in mental health help seeking can help explore strategies to develop such systems. Therefore, this study aims to investigate with whom/where elite athletes feel comfortable discussing mental health concerns and seeking help. Methods: We analyse data from 219 Japanese male rugby players out of 612 players (565 Japanese, 47 foreigners) aged 18 and over who belong to the Japan Rugby Players Association using a cross-sectional design and an anonymous, web-based, self-administered questionnaire. In the questionnaire, the players are asked to rate on a 5-point Likert scale how comfortable they feel talking about their mental health concerns with affiliation/team staff, family/relatives, friends, mental health professionals, rugby-related seniors and teammates. Analysis of variance and Dunnett's test are performed to detect differences in their preferences for sources of help. Results: Dunnett's test shows that the mean scores for preferring to consult affiliation/team staff are significantly lower than for all the other groups (p<0.001), indicating that players are reluctant to seek help for mental health concerns from affiliation/team staff. Fewer players sought help from affiliation/team staff or mental health professionals than from other groups. Conclusion: Regarding mental health concerns, for elite male rugby players as elite athletes, it can be difficult to ask for help or talk to team staff. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.)
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