Social Support, Stress, and Mental Health: Examining the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis in Adolescent Football Athletes.

Autor:	Delfin, Danae, Wallace, Jessica, Baez, Shelby, Karr, Justin E., Terry, Douglas P., Hibbler, Tamaria, Yengo-Kahn, Aaron, Newman, Sharlene
Předmět:	PREVENTION of mental depression ANXIETY prevention CROSS-sectional method PEARSON correlation (Statistics) STATISTICAL correlation SOCCER MALE athletes MENTAL health AFRICAN Americans SEX distribution MULTIPLE regression analysis QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics AGE distribution FAMILY relations SOCIAL status PSYCHOLOGICAL stress RESEARCH SOCIAL support DATA analysis software INTERPERSONAL relations PSYCHOSOCIAL factors WELL-being ADOLESCENCE
Zdroj:	Journal of Athletic Training (Allen Press); May2024, Vol. 59 Issue 5, p499-505, 7p
Abstrakt:	Football sport participation has been linked to both positive and negative effects on overall health. Social support, a network that provides individuals with resources to cope effectively, may positively influence one's stress and mental health. However, little research has been conducted on adolescent football players. To examine the relationships among social support, psychological stress, and mental health in adolescent football athletes. Cross-sectional study. High school athletes during the precompetitive and postcompetitive football season in rural Alabama. Black and African American adolescent athletes (N = 93) competing for a school-sponsored football team. After a competitive season, participants completed a battery of social support, psychological stress, and mental health symptom measures using the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Application and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System. The T-score means, Pearson correlations, and multiple regression analyses were calculated. Social support was negatively correlated with psychological stress (emotional support, r = −0.386; family relationships, r = −0.412; peer relationships, r = −0.265) and mental health (depression, r = −0.367 and r = −0.323 for emotional support and family relationships, respectively), whereas psychological stress and mental health (depression, r = 0.751; anxiety, r = 0.732) were positively correlated. In regression analyses, social support measures (ie, emotional support, family relationships, and peer relationships) were used to predict psychological stress (F = 7.094, P <.001, R2 = 0.191), depression symptoms (F = 5.323, P <.001, R2 = 0.151), and anxiety symptoms (F = 1.644, P =.190, R2 = 0.052). In line with the stress-buffering hypothesis, social support in the form of family relationships and overall emotional support garnered through sport participation may reduce psychological stress and help to preserve the mental health of football athletes. These findings indicate that perceived social support may act as a positive resource for the coping of Black and African American adolescent athletes. Further research is warranted to understand the effects of stress and social support on the mental health of adolescents, particularly racial and ethnic minorities who are underrepresented in the athletic training literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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