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Pursuing a dual career in sport and school, aka student-athletes are more at risk for overall well-being. With decreased mental health and increased stress levels due to needing to cope with multiple demands. When student-athletes experience higher weekly sport-to-school conflict than usual, they have higher sport-related stress than usual. [105]
Variations in the levels of student-athlete engagement among institutions from different divisions may be explained by stated philosophies of each division. Institutions that compete at the Division III level "offer athletics because of its inherent educational value" and view athletics as an extension of the school's "educational mission."
Athletes appear to have similar levels of mental health problems to the rest of the population. [16] However, they often face certain barriers in seeking mental health care, which can make their mental health issues more severe. The most challenging barrier that athletes face is the mental health stigma prevalent in the sports community. [17]
A statement published Tuesday in the Journal of Athletic Training encourages practitioners to consider the psychological effects on students if they are kept out of school while they recover.
Legislation to require schools to have potentially lifesaving equipment — and a plan for using it — on-site at school athletic events is advancing through the Michigan Legislature.. On Tuesday ...
High school athletes sustain approximately 715,000 injuries annually. In American football, for instance, five times as many catastrophic injuries happen in high school as in college-level competition. [39] Injuries include heat illness and dehydration, concussions, and trauma-related deaths. Heat illnesses are a rising concern in youth athletics.
Michigan athletics administrator and mental coach Greg Harden, praised for his work with athletes, including Tom Brady and Michael Phelps, dies at 75.
Mental health in education is the impact that mental health (including emotional, psychological, and social well-being) has on educational performance.Mental health often viewed as an adult issue, but in fact, almost half of adolescents in the United States are affected by mental disorders, and about 20% of these are categorized as “severe.” [1] Mental health issues can pose a huge problem ...