Mental health promotion in youth sporting clubs: predictors of stakeholder participation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young people are disproportionately affected by poor mental health. Youth sport settings hold immense potential to improve the mental health outcomes of this demographic. Efforts to leverage youth sport settings to promote mental health are limited by the lack of knowledge pertaining to engagement with mental health interventions in these settings. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the willingness of youth sporting club stakeholders (e.g., sportspersons, coaches, support staff, parents/guardians) to engage in mental health initiatives conducted by sporting clubs and ascertain possible determinants of engagement.

Methods

This study used an observational cross-sectional design. Participants completed an online survey assessing likelihood of supporting a mental

SUBMITTER: Petersen JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009942 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature