Citation

Steiner H, Pyle RP, Brassington GS, Matheson G, King M. Child Psychiatry Hum. Dev. 2003; 34(2): 97-109.

Affiliation

Division of Child Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. steiner@stanford.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14617944

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the reliability and discriminate validity of a new screening instrument for college student athletes. METHOD: 518 Stanford University students completed the proposed instrument (College Health Related Information Survey-CHRIS-73), which was based on the Juvenile Wellness and Health Survey (JWHS-76) but re-designed to assess mental health domains relevant to college athletes. RESULTS: Factor analysis yielded four factors: mental health problems, eating problems, risk behaviors, and performance pressure. Factors were internally consistent, reasonably independent, and clearly discriminated between athletes and non-athletes, and males and females. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the CHRIS-73 as a useful screen for assessing mental health problems among college student athletes.

Language: en