Jennifer Duffy|Brendan Rooney|James Matthews
Coaches’ Mental Health Literacy and Role Perceptions for Supporting Young People’s Mental Health
University College Dublin|University College Dublin|University College Dublin
coaches engagement helping behaviors promotion prevention early intervention may help support young peoples mental health purpose study examine coaches mental health literacy role perceptions would relate engagement helping behaviors young people sporting environment two hundred ninetysix gaelic games coaches age 4196 sd 978 14 female completed online survey containing selfreport measure mental health literacy relevant depression measures examining role perceptions ie role breadth role efficacy engagement prevention promotion early intervention results three path analyses revealed mental health literacy directly associated helping behaviors significant indirect effects mental health literacy promotion prevention early intervention via role breadth role efficacy enabling coaches engage helping behaviors developing knowledge competence beliefs actions expected part role may provide alternative informal source initial support young peoplelay summary study investigated coaches mental health literacy role perceptions factors may influence coaches engagement behaviors support young peoples mental health results suggest developing coaches knowledge competence beliefs may enable engage helping behaviors within sporting environment