@article{ref1,
title="Youth soccer parents' perceptions of long-term effects of concussion",
journal="Developmental neuropsychology",
year="2020",
author="Schatz, Philip and Corcoran, Mary and Kontos, Anthony P. and Elbin, R. J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Increased focus on sports-related concussion (SRC) in football in the media, and mandatory concussion education for parents of youth sport athletes, may result in parental concern that youth athletes will experience long-term effects from concussion. We sought to identify beliefs about long-term effects of concussion in parents of youth soccer athletes. Four hundred and eleven parents from soccer leagues in three states completed a survey assessing parents' perceptions and knowledge of long-term effects of SRC. Nearly all youth soccer parents surveyed (96.5%) believe there are long-term effects from SRCs, 76% reported concern their child would sustain a concussion, and 71% had talked with their child about concussion symptoms/reporting. Parents ranked tackle football as having the highest risk for concussion, followed by soccer, ice hockey, cheerleading, and lacrosse. Parents of children that had previously sustained a concussion were 8.3x more likely to be concerned their child would sustain a concussion, and parents with a personal history of concussion were 2x more likely to consider not allowing their child to participate in youth sports. There are wide-spread beliefs among youth soccer parents regarding long-term effects of SRCs, and concerns their children will sustain concussions while participating in youth sports.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="8756-5641",
doi="10.1080/87565641.2020.1766464",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2020.1766464"
}