Boudreault Véronique, Labossière Sophie, Gauthier Véronique, Brassard Sophie, Couture Sophie, Dionne Frédérick, Laurier Catherine, Durand-Bush Natalie
Faculté des Sciences de l'Activité Physique, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Faculté d'Education, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Front Sports Act Living. 2022 Oct 19;4:1017376. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.1017376. eCollection 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown disrupted the university sports season and had negative consequences on the academic and personal life of university student-athletes, resulting in several psychological challenges. The goal of this study is to document the symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada. It aims to (a) assess the prevalence of mental illness symptoms (anxiety, depression, disordered eating, and dangerous drinking) among university student-athletes and (b) identify which sociodemographic and sports characteristics, pandemic impacts, and levels of perceived stress most influence these symptoms. A total of 424 university student-athletes completed an online survey, which included questions on mental illness and the impact of the pandemic lockdown. The results revealed a notable prevalence of the symptoms of mental illness; depressive symptoms are reported by 37.9% of the participants, anxiety symptoms by 24.9%, dangerous drinking symptoms by 10.1%, and disordered eating by 8.6%. In addition, being female [OR = 0.56, 95% CI (0.33, 0.95)] or a member of a visible minority group [OR = 2.63, 95% CI (1.02, 6.78)] are significantly associated with the presence of depressive symptoms. Low academic motivation has a significant negative influence on the presence of depressive [OR = 3.37, 95% CI (1.82, 6.25)] and anxiety symptoms [OR = 2.75, 95% CI (1.35, 5.62)]. However, the presence of perceived stress was strongly associated with depressive [OR = 7.07, 95% CI (3.26, 15.35)], anxiety [OR = 6.51, 95% CI (3.30, 12.84)], and dangerous drinking symptoms [OR = 5.74, 95% CI (2.51, 13.14)]. This study advocates for specific mental illness prevention and treatment resources tailored to the unique needs of university student-athletes. Accordingly, partnerships and practical interventions to support university student-athletes' mental health are presented.
新冠疫情封锁打乱了大学体育赛季，给大学生运动员的学业和个人生活带来负面影响，引发了一些心理挑战。本研究的目的是记录加拿大新冠疫情第二波封锁期间大学生运动员的精神疾病症状。其旨在：（a）评估大学生运动员中精神疾病症状（焦虑、抑郁、饮食失调和危险饮酒）的患病率；（b）确定哪些社会人口统计学和体育特征、疫情影响以及感知压力水平对这些症状影响最大。共有424名大学生运动员完成了一项在线调查，其中包括有关精神疾病和疫情封锁影响的问题。结果显示精神疾病症状患病率显著；37.9%的参与者报告有抑郁症状，24.9%有焦虑症状，10.1%有危险饮酒症状，8.6%有饮食失调症状。此外，女性[比值比（OR）=0.56，95%置信区间（CI）（0.33，0.95）]或可见少数群体成员[OR = 2.63，95% CI（1.02，6.78）]与抑郁症状的存在显著相关。低学业动机对抑郁[OR = 3.37，95% CI（1.82，6.25）]和焦虑症状[OR = 2.75，95% CI（1.35，5.62）]的存在有显著负面影响。然而，感知压力的存在与抑郁[OR = 7.07，95% CI（3.26，15.35）]、焦虑[OR = 6.51，95% CI（3.30，12.84）]和危险饮酒症状[OR = 5.74，95% CI（2.51，13.14）]密切相关。本研究提倡针对大学生运动员独特需求定制特定的精神疾病预防和治疗资源。因此，提出了支持大学生运动员心理健康的伙伴关系和实际干预措施。
