What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Concussion (n=57). Intervention: Concussion knowledge. Primary outcome: Correlation between Concussion Knowledge Index (CKI) and Concussion Attitudes Index (CAI) scores (r = -0.03, p=0.83).

What does this research mean for the field?

Among amateur male football players in the UK, there is no significant correlation between concussion knowledge and attitudes, indicating that factual understanding alone is insufficient to change risk-tolerant behaviors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

August 25, 2025CureusOpen Access

Knowledge and Attitudes of Amateur Male Football Players Toward Concussion in the United Kingdom

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Key result

Concussion knowledge shows no correlation with attitudes among amateur football players.

r = -0.03
P=0.83
n=57

Why the study?

Most sports-related concussion research has focused on elite athletes, leaving amateur male footballers in the UK under-investigated.

Design

Cross-sectional online survey

Authors

RARobert Adams

Discussion

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Overview

Concussion knowledge may not translate to safer attitudes in amateur football players; hypothesis-generating for attitude-targeted interventions in prospective studies.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=57)

Structured PICO

Population

57 adult male amateur football players in the United Kingdom completed a cross-sectional survey to evaluate concussion knowledge and attitudes.

Outcome

Concussion knowledge (assessed via Concussion Knowledge Index, CKI) and attitudes (assessed via Concussion Attitudes Index, CAI), and the correlation between them.patient reported

Main Result

Effect estimate: r = -0.03

p-value: p=0.83

Amateur male football players in the UK demonstrate generally good factual knowledge about concussions but retain key misconceptions and risk-tolerant behaviors, with no correlation between knowledge and safe attitudes.

Limitations

Self-reported data via online questionnaire introduces potential response bias, including social desirability bias and recall inaccuracies.
Structured format of the RoCKAS survey may limit the exploration of nuanced or context-dependent concussion attitudes.
Cross-sectional design precludes any inference of causality between knowledge and attitudes.
Sample comprised exclusively adult male amateur footballers in the United Kingdom, restricting generalizability to other groups.
Recruitment strategy relying on voluntary participation and snowball sampling may have led to selection bias.
Reliance on self-reported data via an online questionnaire introduces potential for response bias, social desirability bias, and recall inaccuracies.
Structured format of the RoCKAS instrument may limit the exploration of nuanced or context-dependent concussion attitudes.

Cite This Study

Robert Adams (2025) conducted a cross-sectional in Concussion (n=57). Concussion knowledge was evaluated on Correlation between Concussion Knowledge Index (CKI) and Concussion Attitudes Index (CAI) scores (r = -0.03, p=0.83). Among amateur male football players in the UK, there was no significant correlation between concussion knowledge and attitudes (r=-0.03, p=0.83), indicating factual understanding alone may not influence behavioral intent.

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August 25, 2025CureusOpen Access

Knowledge and Attitudes of Amateur Male Football Players Toward Concussion in the United Kingdom

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Key result

Concussion knowledge shows no correlation with attitudes among amateur football players.

r = -0.03
P=0.83
n=57

Why the study?

Most sports-related concussion research has focused on elite athletes, leaving amateur male footballers in the UK under-investigated.

Design

Cross-sectional online survey

Authors

RARobert Adams

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Concussion knowledge may not translate to safer attitudes in amateur football players; hypothesis-generating for attitude-targeted interventions in prospective studies.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=57)

Structured PICO

Population

57 adult male amateur football players in the United Kingdom completed a cross-sectional survey to evaluate concussion knowledge and attitudes.

Outcome

Concussion knowledge (assessed via Concussion Knowledge Index, CKI) and attitudes (assessed via Concussion Attitudes Index, CAI), and the correlation between them.patient reported

Main Result

Effect estimate: r = -0.03

p-value: p=0.83

Limitations

Self-reported data via online questionnaire introduces potential response bias, including social desirability bias and recall inaccuracies.
Structured format of the RoCKAS survey may limit the exploration of nuanced or context-dependent concussion attitudes.
Cross-sectional design precludes any inference of causality between knowledge and attitudes.
Sample comprised exclusively adult male amateur footballers in the United Kingdom, restricting generalizability to other groups.
Recruitment strategy relying on voluntary participation and snowball sampling may have led to selection bias.
Reliance on self-reported data via an online questionnaire introduces potential for response bias, social desirability bias, and recall inaccuracies.
Structured format of the RoCKAS instrument may limit the exploration of nuanced or context-dependent concussion attitudes.

Cite This Study

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20d16134bef10fdaeb0609 https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.91002

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