School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University Geelong, Waterfront Campus, Locked Bag 20001, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia.
J Youth Adolesc. 2021 Dec;50(12):2501-2518. doi: 10.1007/s10964-021-01513-0. Epub 2021 Oct 9.
Youth amateur sporting environments present an untapped, under-researched, and potentially vital avenue for targeted mental health intervention programs. This study evaluates such an intervention in 12 sporting clubs, comprising of 330 Australian youth aged 12-15 years (M = 13.73, SD = 0.79). Mental health literacy, help-seeking intentions, and help-seeking behaviors were measured throughout the season using a repeated-measures experimental-control design. Multilevel modelling revealed the intervention successfully improved mental health literacy and help-seeking intentions in particular cohorts, such as youth scoring low in these constructs pre-intervention and youth who had not previously received the intervention. This study demonstrates the efficacy of interventions to effect positive change in amateur sporting youth, highlighting a convenient method to improve mental health in young people.
青少年业余体育环境提供了一个未开发、研究不足但具有潜在重要性的途径，可以针对目标群体开展心理健康干预项目。本研究评估了 12 个体育俱乐部中的这种干预措施，这些俱乐部包括 330 名年龄在 12-15 岁的澳大利亚青少年（M = 13.73，SD = 0.79）。在整个赛季中，使用重复测量实验对照设计来衡量心理健康素养、寻求帮助的意愿和寻求帮助的行为。多层次模型显示，该干预措施特别成功地提高了某些群体的心理健康素养和寻求帮助的意愿，例如干预前在这些结构中得分较低的青少年以及以前没有接受过干预的青少年。本研究证明了干预措施在业余体育青少年中产生积极变化的效果，突出了一种改善年轻人心理健康的便捷方法。
