TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - A theory-based exploration of psychosocial factors influencing concussion health seeking intentions in college students
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Kemp, Amy M.
A1  - Norton, Gabriella
A1  - Neese, Madison
A1  - Pei, Yalian
A1  - O'Brien, Katy H.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This mixed method study examined how psychosocial factors from the Theory of Planned Behavior and Reasoned Action (TPB/RA) influence health-seeking behaviors after concussion, expanding from student-athlete TPB/RA research to assess the influence of psychosocial factors within a general college population. Participants: Two hundred and forty-four students participated from a large Southeastern public university. <br><br>METHODS: A concurrent nested mixed-methods approach involving closed- and constructed- response survey questions. <br><br>RESULTS: Subjective norms (direct: B = .499, p = .002; indirect: B = .023, p = .046) and attitude (indirect: B = .034, p = .041) were significant predictors of intention to seek medical care after a hypothetical concussion. Open-ended responses were coded by anticipated post-injury behaviors. Only 36.2% of the sample indicated intention to seek medical care. The most common response (38.3%) was students would self-treat a suspected concussion. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Subjective norms and indirect attitudes are important to understanding how general college students seek care after a concussion, particularly how the influence of others are important in the decision to seek healthcare.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2237582
ID  - ref1
ER  -