Study: Exploring Help Seeking Behaviours for Mental Health in Athletes

This project aims to investigate mental health of sporting athletes, understand how key psychological variables contribute to mental health outcomes, as well as exploring the facilitative factors and barriers towards their help seeking behaviours.

Why is this research important?

Athletes are often susceptible to mental health symptoms as a result of the pressure associated within the sporting environment. While the majority of literature has focused on understanding factors contributing to high-level professional performers (i.e., elite athletes), with research investigating non-elite athletes and developing athletes has been often neglected. Having a better understanding of mental health issues that affect sport performers can provide better insight into possible future interventions and help determine the factors influencing mental health help-seeking behaviours.

We invite you to take part in this project examining the mental health and help-seeking behaviours in young athletes. Anyone who is aged 17 years or older can participate.