This qualitative study examines how former National Football League (NFL) players
retrospectively make sense of concussion risks post-retirement. Semi-structured interviews …

Binge drinking is a major public health concern on college campuses and shares a deep
connection to sporting culture. As such, student-athletes are potential referent points for …

Concussions are an important issue facing the short-and long-term health of athletes. News
media play an important role in shaping public perceptions of concussions. However, such …

This study examined interviews with former National Football League (NFL) players to better
understand the role that source credibility plays in concussion and injury communication …

Sports are a pervasive and salient component of society, which have only recently received
considerable attention from communication scholars. Although significant gains in …

Investigations into parents' role as health referents in the management of sport-related
concussion (SRC) are on the rise. This study contributes to these efforts by exploring the …

Sport participation offers several benefits for adolescent athletes but is not without
limitations, including risk of injury. Sport-related concussions (SRC) leave adolescents …

“Stick to Sports”: Fan Moral Reasoning Strategies and Subsequent Psychological Well-Being
in Response to an Athlete’s Cont Page 1 University of Massachusetts Amherst …

Many injuries have the capacity to impact the entire body, even if the inciting incident was
something seemingly localized to one body part, like a concussion. Injuries sustained …

Sports can significantly influence the lives of those who play them. Psychosocial outcomes
such as values, skills, self-esteem, and goal setting are some of the referenced benefits …