Group descriptives
| Test statistics | |||||||
| Men (n=231) | Women (n=292) | χ² | df | P value | Effect size (φ) | ||
| Age | 24.5 (8.43) | 23.76 (6.27) | −1.06* | 415 | 0.29 | .10† | |
| Sexual orientation‡ | Heterosexual | 225 (97%) | 263 (90%) | 11.1 | 1 | <0.001 | 0.15 |
| Non-heterosexual | 6 (3%) | 29 (10%) | |||||
| Para-athlete status | Para-athlete | 41 (18%) | 35 (12%) | 3.45 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Non-para athlete | 190 (82%) | 257 (88%) | |||||
| Additional work | None | 81 (35%) | 92 (32%) | 13.1 | 4 | 0.01 | .16§ |
| Voluntary | 11 (5%) | 24 (8%) | |||||
| Casual | 62 (27%) | 100 (34%) | |||||
| Part time | 35 (15%) | 49 (17%) | |||||
| Full time | 42 (18%) | 27 (9%) | |||||
| Additional study | 115 (50%) | 175 (60%) | 5.38 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.10 | |
| Sport type | Individual | 151 (65%) | 173 (59%) | 2.05 | 1 | 0.15 | 0.06 |
| Team | 80 (35%) | 119 (41%) | |||||
| Currently injured | 26 (11.2%) | 30 (10.3%) | 0.13 | 1 | 0.72 | 0.02 | |
| Ever treated for a concussion | 27 (12%) | 54 (19%) | 4.56 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.09 | |
| Received psychological treatment | Ever | 31 (13%) | 80 (27%) | 15.1 | 1 | <0.001 | 0.17 |
| Within last 12 months | 20 (9%) | 78 (27%) | 27.6 | 1 | <0.001 | 0.23 | |
However, due to the low proportion of athletes reporting a non-heterosexual orientation, we combined these responses in order to maintain confidentiality and limit the potential for identification of participants given the high profile sample.
*tWelch used.
†Cohen’s d.
‡We are aware of the potentially negative effects regarding merging different minority identities into one category, as has been done here. However, due to the low proportion of athletes reporting a non-heterosexual orientation, we combined these responses in order to maintain confidentiality and limit the potential for identification of participants given the high profile sample.
§Cramer’s Vd.