2022 Research in the Capitol
Location
Iowa State House, Rotunda
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Keywords
College athletes--Iowa--Cedar Falls--Mental health; University of Northern Iowa--Students--Mental health services;
Abstract
My research concerns the mental health of collegiate level student-athletes, whomst [sic] national data suggests experience greater stress and mental strain than non-athletes. My work sets out to confirm whether UNI’s student-athletes are also in line with this trend of higher stress levels by surveying this population, and subsequently to propose solutions for addressing the discrepancy in mental distress levels. I have been studying solutions employed by other universities, both public and private institutions and of varying enrollment size, to meet the mental health needs of their athletics population. I am using this research to consider the different forms a mental health resource could take for our athletics department. With respect to budget and scale, I will use my findings to posit a solution catered to the University of Northern Iowa's specific situation, as well as what the ideal solution would look like if we were not constrained by funding limitations.
Start Date
21-2-2022 11:30 AM
End Date
21-2-2022 1:30 PM
Event Host
University Honors Programs, Iowa Regent Universities
Faculty Advisor
Jennifer Schneiderman
Department
Student Counseling Services
Copyright
©2022 Samantha Bennett
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Bennett, Samantha, "Student-Athletes and Mental Health - A Case Study on How UNI Can Meet the Unique Needs Within Athletics [Poster]" (2022). Research in the Capitol. 2.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/rcapitol/2022/all/2
Student-Athletes and Mental Health - A Case Study on How UNI Can Meet the Unique Needs Within Athletics [Poster]
Iowa State House, Rotunda
My research concerns the mental health of collegiate level student-athletes, whomst [sic] national data suggests experience greater stress and mental strain than non-athletes. My work sets out to confirm whether UNI’s student-athletes are also in line with this trend of higher stress levels by surveying this population, and subsequently to propose solutions for addressing the discrepancy in mental distress levels. I have been studying solutions employed by other universities, both public and private institutions and of varying enrollment size, to meet the mental health needs of their athletics population. I am using this research to consider the different forms a mental health resource could take for our athletics department. With respect to budget and scale, I will use my findings to posit a solution catered to the University of Northern Iowa's specific situation, as well as what the ideal solution would look like if we were not constrained by funding limitations.
