Journal article
Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated With Symptoms of Depression in Competitive Collegiate Student Athletes
Clinical journal of sport medicine, Vol.17(6), pp.481-487
11/2007
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31815aed6b
PMID: 17993792
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence of symptoms of depression among competitive collegiate student athletes and examine the factors associated with symptoms of depression among this population.
DESIGN:A baseline survey of a prospective cohort study.
SETTING:The survey was administered at the preseason team meetings.
PARTICIPANTS:The sample included 257 collegiate student athletes (167 males and 90 females) who participated in Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-sponsored sports during the 2005-2006 academic year.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS:Symptoms of depression were measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD). Anxiety was measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) was used to assess the factors associated with symptoms of depression.
RESULTS:Twenty-one percent of participants reported experiencing symptoms of depression. Athletes who were female, freshmen, or with self-reported pain were associated with significantly increased odds of experiencing symptoms of depression after adjusting for sports and other covariates. In particular, female athletes had 1.32 greater odds (95% CI, 1.01 to 1.73) of experiencing symptoms of depression compared to male student athletes. Freshmen had 3.27 greater odds (95% CI, 1.63 to 6.59) of experiencing symptoms of depression than their more senior counterparts. Student athletes who reported symptoms of depression were associated with higher scores of State-Anxiety and Trait-Anxiety, respectively (P < 0.0001).
CONCLUSIONS:Our findings provide empirical data for the future study on mental health among collegiate athletes. Further studies on why female and freshmen athletes are at increased risk of experiencing symptoms of depression are also warranted.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated With Symptoms of Depression in Competitive Collegiate Student Athletes
- Creators
- Jingzhen Yang - From the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa; †Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; ‡Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; §National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana; ¶Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; ∥Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaCorinne Peek-AsaJill CorletteGang ChengDanny FosterJohn Albright
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical journal of sport medicine, Vol.17(6), pp.481-487
- DOI
- 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31815aed6b
- PMID
- 17993792
- NLM abbreviation
- Clin J Sport Med
- ISSN
- 1050-642X
- eISSN
- 1536-3724
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2007
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984215044002771
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