Athlete and nonathlete intentions to self-manage mental health: applying the integrated behavior change model to the state of mind program

Gavin Breslin*, Stephen Shannon, Tandy Haughey, Nyasha Sarju, Drew Neill, Gerard Leavey, Martin Lawlor

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Abstract

We aimed to determine whether a mental health awareness and self-management program could improve intentions to self-manage mental health for both athletes and nonathletes. Two hundred students (M age = 21.10 - years, SD = 3.73, male = 53%) took part. The intervention group showed an increase in self-management intentions (p
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)83-97
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Applied Sport Psychology
Volume33
Issue number1
Early online date20 Jul 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 02 Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information: This work was supported by The Public Health Agency for Northern Ireland. We thank the students for taking part, and the State of Mind Ireland team for the training in the program. We also particularly acknowledge the late Dr. Martin Lawlor, cofounder of the SOMI program and advocate of mental health. Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Applied Psychology

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