Confectioner Kaizeen, Currie Alan, Gabana Nicolle, van Gerven Nienke, Kerkhoffs Gino M M J, Gouttebarge Vincent
Football Players Worldwide (FIFPRO), Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.
Regional Affective Disorders Service, Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK.
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2021 May 17;7(2):e001070. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001070. eCollection 2021.
The primary objective was to examine the attitudes of professional footballers towards help-seeking behaviours related to mental health symptoms and the impact of a mental health awareness video on these help-seeking behaviours. The secondary objective was to evaluate whether the mental health awareness video was feasible in professional football.
A quasi-experimental study based on a one-group pretest post-test was conducted using a questionnaire. Attitude, help-seeking behaviours and confidence were measured with validated questionnaires, including the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help-Short Form (ATSPPH-SF) and General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ).
Sixty-five professional footballers (63% men; 37% women) were enrolled in the study. The mean ATSPPH-SF score was 18.1 at pretest and 19.4 at post-test (p=0.00). The mean GHSQ score was 47.6 at pretest and 48.9 at post-test (p=0.00). The level of confidence in helping someone experiencing mental health symptoms was 11.1 at pretest and 11.7 at post-test (p=0.00). All participants rated the mental health awareness video as relevant; 88% mentioned that it added value to raise awareness about mental health symptoms and disorders in professional football. Eighty-three per cent rated the design positively, 69% were positive about the duration of the video and 88% of participants reported an increase in their knowledge and understanding of mental health symptoms and disorders in professional football.
The mental health awareness video led to a better attitude of professional footballers towards mental health. We recommend the mental health awareness video be implemented in professional football to disseminate essential information related to mental health symptoms in professional football.
主要目的是研究职业足球运动员对与心理健康症状相关的求助行为的态度，以及心理健康意识视频对这些求助行为的影响。次要目的是评估心理健康意识视频在职业足球领域是否可行。
采用问卷调查进行基于单组前测后测的准实验研究。使用经过验证的问卷测量态度、求助行为和信心，包括《对寻求专业心理帮助的态度简表》（ATSPPH-SF）和《一般求助问卷》（GHSQ）。
65名职业足球运动员（63%为男性；37%为女性）参与了该研究。前测时ATSPPH-SF平均得分为18.1，后测时为19.4（p = 0.00）。前测时GHSQ平均得分为47.6，后测时为48.9（p = 0.00）。帮助有心理健康症状者的信心水平前测时为11.1，后测时为11.7（p = 0.00）。所有参与者都认为心理健康意识视频相关；88%的人提到它为提高职业足球领域对心理健康症状和障碍的认识增加了价值。83%的人对视频设计给予正面评价，69%的人对视频时长持肯定态度，88%的参与者报告他们对职业足球领域心理健康症状和障碍的知识和理解有所增加。
心理健康意识视频使职业足球运动员对心理健康有了更好的态度。我们建议在职业足球领域实施心理健康意识视频，以传播与职业足球领域心理健康症状相关的重要信息。
