%0 Journal Article
%T How University Athletics Can Impact Mental Health among Student Athletes at the University of Evansville
%A Claudia Hollis
%A Blake Johnson
%A Salma Gonzalez
%A Sarah Harness
%J Health
%P 218-233
%@ 1949-5005
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/health.2024.163018
%X In recent years, the NCAA student athlete population in the United States
has surpassed 500,000, and is continuing to rise each year <span style=\"font-family:\" color:#943634;\"=\"\">[<a href=\"#ref1\">1</a>]</span>. These
student athletes work their entire lives academically and athletically to reach
the ultimate goal: competing in university athletics. However, when these
athletes reach <span>university, they are met with
non-stop training, homework, exams, and</span> evolving social lives. We have
conducted a study at the University of Evansville evaluating how participation
in university athletics may impact mental health status among these student
athletes, as well as measuring players<span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">กฏ</span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> awareness of accessible mental health resources. Over fifty percent of
participants reported experiencing at least one mental health condition while
competing in their sport; eighty percent reported having knowledge of the
mental health <span>resources available to them on
campus, however, nearly thirty percent of</span> those knowledgeable reported
not knowing how to access these resources. This has <span>indicated a gap in awareness and utilization of mental health resources</span> among student athletes at the University of Evansville.</span></span>
%K Student Athlete
%K Mental Health
%K Mental Health Resources
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=132042