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Sasso  \nStephen F. Austin State University  \nShelley Price-Williams  \nUniversity of Northern Iowa  \nBrianna McCarthy  \nUniversity of Louisville  \nAbstract  \nDivision I student-athletes navigate tensions between athletic performance and academic obligations against their own private experiences. These various challenges specific to student-athletes potentially result in various mental health challenges, which athletic departments and their staff struggle to address. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of traditional undergraduate student-athletes navigating mental health and related support services. This qualitative study found that studentathletes seek informal support for a variety of mental health issues in which they describe a fear of stigma, vulnerability, or “weakness” as nonacceptance of professional counseling. Implications for practice encompass suggestions for increased support of student-athlete mental health, including educational programming and collaborative efforts with university counseling services.  \nPlease direct inquires about this manuscript to: Pietro Sasso, [Pietro.Sasso@sfasu.edu](Pietro.Sasso@sfasu.edu)  \nCollege Student Affairs Journal, Volume 40(1), pp. 49-62 ISSN 2381-2338  \nCopyright 2022 Southern Association for College Student Affairs All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.  \n50 College Student Affairs Journal Vol. 40, No. 1, 2022  \nof how athletes experience mental health and seek support remains unexplored.  \nAlthough student-athletes are provided some wrap-around supports from athletic staff, this stigma may prevent student-athletes from seeking support. The perception of mental health challenges for college athletes includes discomfort with the health professionals (Barnard, 2016; Kaier et al., 2015; Moore, 2017; O’Connor et al., 2010) and a negative perception of mental health challenges by athletes which restricts them from using formal mental health supports (Moreland et al., 2018) . Given the nature of the student-athlete experience at higher education institutions, mental health deserves primacy amongs other holistic aspects of their experience. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological qualitative study was to explore the ways in which Division I undergraduate students-athletes experience mental health and seek support.  \nLiterature Review  \nTo first understand the mental health concerns of athletes in college environments, literature was explored centering the barriers to seeking mental health counseling and patterns of support seeking behavior. Patterns of mental health described challenges among student-athletes such as anxiety and depression. Research about helping patterns also identified sources of support. The research also highlights resistance towards some of these proactive help seeking behaviors to negotiate mental health challenges.  \nStudent-Athlete Mental Health  \nAthletes are more at risk for mental health problems than their non-athlete peers, including depression, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, and disordered eating (Moore, 2017; Turner, 2016) . There are differences in the ways non-athletes and student-athletes experience mental health and seek supports (López & Levy, 2013; Watson, 2005) . High-performing student-athletes who make an  \nIn My Feelings: Division I Student-Athlete Seeking Mental Health Support 51  \nall-conference team, are less likely to report that they have symptoms of a negative mental health (Cromer et al., 2017) . Kaier et al. (2015) reported that 10-15% of collegiate athletes experience mental health challenges significantly enough to qualify for psychological services. They are perceived as more likely to intersect with mental health because of the amount of stress they encounter related to their experience as a student-athlete (Kaier et al., 2015). When treating athletes anxiety and depression, athletes will often demonstrate","cbCaib9oXx9hf0dK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib9oXx9hf0dK","pdf",395769,14,"English","# Abstract\n## Literature Review\n## Student-Athlete Mental Health\n## Student Athlete Support Seeking Patterns","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of the study on Division I student-athletes?\",\"answer\":\"To explore experiences of traditional undergraduate student-athletes navigating mental health and related support services, including how they seek help.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do student-athletes often avoid professional counseling?\",\"answer\":\"They fear stigma, feel vulnerable or consider counseling a “weakness,” and view professional counseling as nonacceptance.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of mental health issues and stressors are discussed?\",\"answer\":\"The text highlights anxiety and depression, depression-related estimates, suicidal ideation, disordered eating, substance/alcohol abuse, and stressors tied to sport demands and injuries requiring rehabilitation.\"}]","IN MY FEELINGS - Division I Student-Athlete Seeking Mental Health Support | PDF",1792088550,35]