MENTAL HEALTH AND HELP-SEEKING: EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETES
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| contents | <p>This thesis qualitatively examined the unique mental health and help-seeking experiences and perspectives of international student-athletes through the lens of Ryba et al.’s (2016) cultural transition model. Fifteen male (<em>n </em>= 7) and female (<em>n </em>= 8) NCAA Division I international student-athletes from 13 different countries each participated in a single one-on-one semi-structured interview. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to explore athletes’ responses, resulting in four main phases: (a) <em>early experiences: mental health stigma, </em>(b)<em> pre-transition: emotions and experiences, </em>(c)<em> acute cultural adaptation: mental health and help-seeking shifts, </em>and<em> </em>(d) <em>sociocultural adaptation</em>. The first phase described the presence of mental health stigma within athletes’ home countries, cultural and religious communities, and athletic settings. Many participants discussed how mental health issues were often dismissed or not socially acceptable, ultimately creating a pervasive barrier to help-seeking. The second phase summarized the variation of emotions (e.g., sadness, anxiousness, optimism) that athletes felt directly before their transnational migration. Though participants reported a mix of emotions, they generally did not describe experiences of mental health struggles during this period. The third phase epitomized the challenges of cultural adaptation, highlighting the shifts in athletes’ mental health and support systems, and the emergence of help-seeking barriers and facilitators. The significance of the coach-athlete relationship also became evident as participants reported how the quality of their relationship positively or negatively impacted their mental health. Finally, the fourth phase outlined generally improved athlete mental health and well-being as positive changes in help-seeking attitudes and behaviors occurred. Coach-athlete relationships continued to evolve within this phase as the relationship quality sometimes affected athletes’ decisions to stay or relocate to a different university.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | MENTAL HEALTH AND HELP-SEEKING: EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETES Hayashi, Emily mental health well-being sport college athletics cultural sport psychology <p>This thesis qualitatively examined the unique mental health and help-seeking experiences and perspectives of international student-athletes through the lens of Ryba et al.’s (2016) cultural transition model. Fifteen male (<em>n </em>= 7) and female (<em>n </em>= 8) NCAA Division I international student-athletes from 13 different countries each participated in a single one-on-one semi-structured interview. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to explore athletes’ responses, resulting in four main phases: (a) <em>early experiences: mental health stigma, </em>(b)<em> pre-transition: emotions and experiences, </em>(c)<em> acute cultural adaptation: mental health and help-seeking shifts, </em>and<em> </em>(d) <em>sociocultural adaptation</em>. The first phase described the presence of mental health stigma within athletes’ home countries, cultural and religious communities, and athletic settings. Many participants discussed how mental health issues were often dismissed or not socially acceptable, ultimately creating a pervasive barrier to help-seeking. The second phase summarized the variation of emotions (e.g., sadness, anxiousness, optimism) that athletes felt directly before their transnational migration. Though participants reported a mix of emotions, they generally did not describe experiences of mental health struggles during this period. The third phase epitomized the challenges of cultural adaptation, highlighting the shifts in athletes’ mental health and support systems, and the emergence of help-seeking barriers and facilitators. The significance of the coach-athlete relationship also became evident as participants reported how the quality of their relationship positively or negatively impacted their mental health. Finally, the fourth phase outlined generally improved athlete mental health and well-being as positive changes in help-seeking attitudes and behaviors occurred. Coach-athlete relationships continued to evolve within this phase as the relationship quality sometimes affected athletes’ decisions to stay or relocate to a different university.</p> |
| title | MENTAL HEALTH AND HELP-SEEKING: EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETES |
| topic | mental health well-being sport college athletics cultural sport psychology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12177260 |