Demographics, help-seeking and distress caseness
| Total athlete sample (N=337) | Athlete calibration subsample (n=169) | Athlete validation subsample (n=168) | Coaches/HPSS sample (n=238) | |
| Age M (SD) | 24.12 (7.55) | 24.68 (8.46) | 23.58 (6.45) | 41.88 (9.71) |
| Gender—female % (n) | 66.8 (225) | 68.0 (115) | 65.5 (110) | 45.8 (109) |
| Para-athlete % (n) | 17.5 (59) | 17.2 (29) | 17.9 (30) | – |
| Team-based sport % (n) | 48.4 (163) | 46.7 (79) | 50.0 (84) | 36.7 (87) |
| Past-year travel for sport months M (SD) | 2.68 (1.30) | 2.62 (1.26) | 2.74 (1.33) | 2.06 (1.03) |
| Australian-born % (n) | 90.5 (305) | 89.9 (152) | 91.9 (153) | 83.2 (198) |
| Sexuality % (n) | ||||
| Heterosexual | 92.8 (310) | 91.8 (154) | 92.9 (156) | 95.4 (227) |
| Same-sex attracted | 4.5 (15) | 4.7 (8) | 4.2 (7) | 1.7 (4) |
| Bisexual | 2.7 (9) | 3.6 (6) | 1.8 (3) | 0.4 (1) |
| Don’t know | 0.6 (2) | 0.6 (1) | 0.6 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Don’t want to say | 0.3 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.6 (1) | 1.7 (4) |
| Relationship status %(n) | ||||
| Single/never married | 54.9 (185) | 55.0 (93) | 54.8 (92) | 12.2 (29) |
| Partnered | 22.6 (12.2) | 20.7 (36) | 24.4 (41) | 7.1 (17) |
| Cohabiting | 5.6 (38) | 11.2 (19) | 11.3 (19) | 13.0 (31) |
| Married | 4.5 (34) | 11.2 (19) | 8.9 (15) | 62.2 (148) |
| Separated | 0.3 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.6 (1) | 0.4 (1) |
| Divorced | 0.9 (3) | 1.8 (3) | 0 (0) | 4.2 (10) |
| Education (highest completed) % (n) | ||||
| Primary | 1.2 (4) | 0.6 (1) | 1.8 (3) | 0 (0) |
| Up to year 10 | 16.0 (54) | 16.6 (28) | 15.5 (26) | 1.7 (4) |
| Completed year 12 | 46.9 (158) | 49.1 (83) | 44.6 (75) | 9.2 (22) |
| University degree | 27.9 (94) | 27.2 (26) | 28.6 (48) | 81.1 (193) |
| Trade/diploma | 7.7 (26) | 6.5 (11) | 8.9 (15) | 7.1 (17) |
| Currently seeking MH support % (n) | 15.1 (51) | 16.0 (27) | 14.3 (24) | 6.3 (15) |
| Last 12 months MH support % (n) | 16.0 (54) | 14.2 (24) | 17.9 (30) | 9.7 (23) |
| Never sought MH support % (n) | 60.8 (205) | 59.8 (101) | 61.9 (104) | 65.1 (155) |
| APSQ moderate range (≥15) % (n) | 55.8 (188) | 55.6 (94) | 56.0 (94) | – |
| K10 moderate range (≥16) % (n) | 51.3 (173) | 50.9 (86) | 51.8 (87) | 39.9 (95) |
APSQ, Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire; K10, Kessler Distress Scale; MH, mental health.