British athletes' perceptions of sport and mental health practitioners

Do Titles Matter in Sport Psychology? Performer Attitudes Toward Professional Titles and the Effect of a Brief Intervention

“…This is an issue that has long plagued psychological professions, with individuals often lacking understanding of how psychology professionals perform within their specialized areas (McGuire & Borowy, 1979). Indeed, in a small scale follow-up study of British athletes, Van Raalte (Van Raalte, Brewer, Matheson & Brewer, 1996) corroborated her earlier findings that SPCs are perceived to be more similar to mental health professionals than to sport professionals.…”

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AbstractUnderstanding the practitioner attributes that influence consumers' preferences is of vital importance to licensing organizations and individual practitioners in the field of sport psychology (Hamberger & Iso-Ahola, 2006;Van Raalte, Brewer, Matheson & Brewer, 1996). This study examined consumer preferences towards three professional titles (sport psychologist, life coach, and neuro-linguistic programming practitioner) and a range of other practitioner characteristics, as well as the extent to which a brief intervention impacted these

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Sport Psychology Attitudes—Revised Form: A Multiple Group Investigation

“…In addition, the four-factor model was assessed for adolescent and adult athletes due to the possibility of differences in the relationship between maturity and seeking psychological help (e.g., Esters, Cooker, & Ittenbach, 1998;Garland, & Zigler, 1994;Goldberg, & Chandler, 1995;Malina, 1996). Furthermore, the model put forth was evaluated for athletes from different countries on the account of the possibility of differences in physical activity and seeking psychological help experiences of people from various regions of the world (e.g., Kenney, 1994;Van Raalte, Brewer, Matheson, & Brewer, 1996). The findings of the total sample, multiple independent sample, and the measurement invariance tests indicate that the four-factor model has adequate stability, recognizable and theoretically consistent across groups and countries regardless of culture differences.…”

“…Limited knowledge is available about the sport psychology attitudes and expectations of athletes, coaches, and significant others (e.g., parents) from different countries (Van Raalte et al, 1996). Clearly, more information is needed regarding how demographic characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, age, type of sport (e.g., physical contact versus nonphysical contact), type of competition (e.g., Paralympics), athletic maturity, and previous experience seeking psychological assistance influences expectations of and attitudes toward sport psychology consultation.…”

Irish Athletes’ Attitudes Toward Seeking Sport Psychology Consultation

“…Raalte, Brewer, Matheson, & Brewer, 1996). The Stigma Tolerance subscale assesses whether athletes believe that others will label them as having psychological problems if they use sport psychology, with higher scores indicating a stigma toward seeking help from a sport psychologist.…”