Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Athletes' concussion risk is part of a complex system of personal and contextual factors. This study differentiated athletes based on attitudes and intentions towards protective behaviours. A cross-sectional survey design was used to sample varsity athletes. Three intention response subgroups (indifferent, reactive, and proactive) were identified. The indifferent group (28%)… more Full Text: How Do We Let the Players Play and Keep Them Safe? The Issue of Problematic Beliefs in the Prevention of Concussion Injury A thesis submitted to the committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of …