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NCAA (2024). Mental Health Best Practices: Understanding and Supporting Student-Athlete Mental Health (2nd ed.).

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• TITLE: Tackling Mental Health: A Pre-Post Study of College Athletes’ Wellbeing

  AUTHORS: Alison Ellis, Angelina MacKewn, Laura Brown, Angelina Culley, Ashley Bynum

  KEYWORDS: Mental Health, Athletes, Resiliency, Depression, Anxiety, Athlete Burnout, Mental Toughness

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.16 No.2, February 24, 2025

  ABSTRACT: The current study was a pre-post survey of 15 student athletes, two male and 13 females, representing eight sports regarding their mental resiliency and mental health perceptions. The baseline survey was completed during the athlete’s pre-season and the follow up survey during their post-season. Between testing sessions athletes completed mental toughness training with an outside consultant, Thru the Game, Mental Health Support for Athletes. For the purpose of this study, data collection focused on anxiety, depression, and burnout. Significant improvements were found in anxiety, but not depression or burnout.