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Motivations for Under-Reporting Suspected Concussions in Collegiate Athletics

Bird, Brenna Mary Mae
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1406638422

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2014, Specialist in Education (Ed.S.), University of Dayton, School Psychology.
Student athletes who have sustained concussions often fail to report signs and symptoms, thereby putting themselves at risk for delayed recovery and permanent impairment. The failure to alert coaches or teammates may occur for a variety of reasons. The present study examined the motivations behind refraining from reporting concussion symptoms among college athletes in high-risk sports enrolled at private Midwestern university. One hundred and ninety-three student athletes participating in high-risk sports, such as football and soccer, completed a multiple-choice survey inquiring if students report their suspected concussion symptoms and those of their teammates and the motivations behind refraining from reporting. Results indicated that approximately 38% - 45% of college athletes at the University did not report their suspected concussions during their collegiate athletic career and 50% of athletes did not report the suspected concussions of a teammate. In addition, results revealed that the top reason students failed to report their suspected concussions was that they didn’t think it was serious enough. Suggestions are made for athletes, administrative athletic staff, and coaches to help insure that student athletes are aware of the seriousness of concussions, the signs and symptoms, and how to report suspected concussions appropriately.
Susan Davies, Ed.D. (Committee Chair)
Elana Bernstein, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kurt Jackson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
55 p.
Educational Psychology
Under-reporting Concussions; Motivations; Sports; Collegiate Athletics

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  • Bird, B. M. M. (2014). Motivations for Under-Reporting Suspected Concussions in Collegiate Athletics [Electronic thesis or dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1406638422

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bird, Brenna. Motivations for Under-Reporting Suspected Concussions in Collegiate Athletics. 2014. University of Dayton, Electronic thesis or dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1406638422.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bird, Brenna. "Motivations for Under-Reporting Suspected Concussions in Collegiate Athletics." Electronic thesis or dissertation, University of Dayton, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1406638422

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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