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Dissertation
Perceived Susceptibility Of Injuries Among High School Athletes Participating In Football
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2018
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to use the health belief model (Rosenstock, 1974) as a framework for examining perceptions of injury susceptibility among high school athletes who participate in football. A second purpose was to determine if high school football players' perceived susceptibility to sport-related injuries were influenced by position played, age, goal orientation, and having a history of injuries. The achievement goal theory was used to determine the goal orientation of the athletes. The research design for this study was quantitative and nonexperimental using a cross-sectional approach to answer the research questions. Questionnaires were distributed to 1,100 football players in a two county area in Northwest Florida, and 288 questionnaires were returned for analysis. The questionnaires were distributed and collected over a one month period during the 2016 spring semester. Participants' ages ranged from 14-17. All football positions were represented and were categorized into three groups. The groups were offensive/defensive line (N = 86, 29.7%), offense not line (N = 83, 28.6%), and defense not line (N = 95, 32.8%). Athletes' overall perceived susceptibility to sport-related injuries was neutral with an average 2.73 on a five point Likert-like scale. Data analysis revealed perceived susceptibility to sport-related injury differed most between the offensive/defensive lineman and offensive not line group. Additionally, athletes who had a history of injuries also influenced perceived susceptibility to sport-related injury. The other variables did not significantly affect high school football players' perceived susceptibility to sport-related injury.
Details
- Title
- Perceived Susceptibility Of Injuries Among High School Athletes Participating In Football
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 195
- Copyright
- Unpublished work© Christopher Clay Dake
- Identifiers
- 99380090723106600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- Education; University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida