This study investigated racial attitudes about American Indians that are electronically expressed in newspaper online forums by examining the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo used for their athletic teams. Using a modified Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) methodology to analyze over 1,000 online forum comments, the research team generated themes, domains, and core ideas from the data. The core ideas included (a) surprise, (b) power and privilege, (c) trivialization, and (d) denigration. The findings indicated that a critical mass of online forum comments represented ignorance about American Indian culture and even disdain toward American Indians by providing misinformation, perpetuating stereotypes, and expressing overtly racist attitudes toward American Indians. Results of this study were explained through the lens of White power and privilege, as well as through the framework of two-faced racism (Picca & Feagin, 2007). Results provide support to previous findings that indicate the presence of Native-themed mascots, nicknames, or logos can negatively impact the psychological well-being of American Indians.

This study investigated conceptualizations of masculinity endorsed by college football coaches and how masculinity messages are conveyed to players by coaches within the context of football. Using consensual qualitative research methodology, the research team analyzed transcripts of interviews conducted with 10 college football coaches to generate themes, categories, and domains within the data. Six domains emerged: (a) Being a man means being accountable and responsible, (b) coaches teach players what it means to be a man, (c) the sport of football teaches players what it means to be a man, (d) coaches reframe emotion, (e) coaches minimize the role of race, and (f) psychologists have an important role. Results suggest that coaches view football as a valuable learning environment for players to learn masculinity norms and that the coach played a major role in this process. Findings can help expand our understanding of sources of masculinity socialization and suggest ways that psychologists can serve as a resource to coaches and student-athletes.

This study aimed to determine an overall prevalence rate for depression symptoms among National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletes while also assessing various risk factors that may increase an athlete's vulnerability to depression. Using a sample of 950 NCAA Division I athletes, it was found that 33.2% of athletes experienced symptoms of depression, contradicting findings from previous studies that have suggested a prevalence rate lower than the general college population. Female athletes (P = 0.00), underclassmen (P = 0.01), recently injured athletes (P = 0.05), and in-season athletes (P = 0.05), were all found to experience higher rates of depression symptoms than other athletes. It was found that 25.7% of athletes did not know how or where to access mental health treatment at their university, and 44.5% had received no mental health education from their athletic department. The results from this study suggest that depression is a more significant issue in college athletics than previously thought, and they highlight the need for continued improvements to be made in both the understanding of mental health issues in college athletics and the services that are provided to athletes.

No abstract

No abstract