ERIC Number: EJ1448238
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Masculinity, Optimism Bias, and Perceived Pressure from Stakeholders Influence on Student-Athlete Concussion Reporting Intentions and Behavior
Michelle L. Weber Rawlins; Cailee E. Welch Bacon; Phillip Tomporowski; Jennifer L. Gay; Laura Bierema; Julianne D. Schmidt
Journal of American College Health, v72 n8 p2441-2447 2024
Objective: Determine how a) masculinity, b) optimism bias, and c) perceived pressure from stakeholders predict concussion reporting intentions and behavior. Participants: Collegiate student-athletes (n = 369). Methods: Student-athletes completed surveys of Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory-46 (nine sections), optimism bias (optimist, neutral, pessimist), perceived pressure from stakeholders (six stakeholder sections), reporting intentions (symptom and concussion), and behavior (symptom and concussion). Four separate stepwise multivariate regression analyses were conducted. Results: A one-point increase in playboy, heterosexual self-preservation, being neutral or optimist compared to a pessimist symptom reporting intention decreased. A one-point increase in sport primacy, perceived pressure from athletic administration, being neutral or optimist compared to pessimist concussion reporting intentions increased 0.05, and decreased 0.23, 0.35, and 0.32, respectively. A one-point increase in violence and playboy increased the odds of being a "non-reporter" by 30% and 40%. Conclusions: Pessimistic views regarding concussion risks may result in greater concussion reporting intentions, however these findings did not influence behavior.
Descriptors: Masculinity, Psychological Patterns, Stress Variables, Stakeholders, Predictor Variables, Head Injuries, Brain, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Intention, Student Behavior, Student Athletes, College Students, Social Influences, Athletics, Positive Attitudes, Negative Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Defense (DOD)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: AWD00004388