%0 Journal Article %T The Effect of Athletic Trainer Support on Mental Status in Student Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial %A Yosuke Shibata %A Yasunari Kurita %A Toshiyuki Ojima %J Open Journal of Social Sciences %P 278-284 %@ 2327-5960 %D 2023 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/jss.2023.113019 %X Objective: The effects of athletic trainer¡¯s supports on physical status are well established but that on mental status is unknown. This study examined the effects of trainer¡¯s supports on mental status among athlete students. Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial with 2-arms. Intervention was a 3-month athletic trainer¡¯s supports. The main outcome was State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-S) and -Trait (STAI-T). Results: A total of 46 participants in the intervention (n = 31) and control arms (n = 15) were analyzed. Significant difference in change between arms was detected (-4.3, p = 0.044 for STAI-S, -5.6, p = 0.001 for STAI-T). Conclusion: An athletic trainer¡¯s supports were effective for anxiety improvement among athlete students. %K Athletic Trainer %K STAI %K Students %K RCT %K Japan %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=123940