Key result
Approximately 92.6% of surveyed individuals indicated they would allow their child to play football, an attitude associated with younger age (p<0.05).
Cross-Sectional (n=230)
Despite media discussion on football safety and concussions, the vast majority of surveyed individuals are comfortable allowing their children to play football.
High parental acceptance of youth football persists; leaves open whether younger age reflects knowledge gaps or differing risk tolerance.
An estimated 1.6 million to 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur each year in the United States, and many are related to football. This has generated much discussion in the media on the perceived safety of the sport. In the current study, researchers asked 230 individuals various questions about attitudes toward safety in football. Approximately 92.6% of participants indicated they would allow their child to play football; these participants were more likely to be female (χ(2) = 5.23, p > .05), were slightly younger (t= -2.52, p < .05), and believed an athlete could suffer a higher number of concussions before becoming excessive (t = 2.06, p < .05). Findings suggest most individuals are comfortable with their children playing football, and future studies are needed to clarify factors that inform this opinion.
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Fedor et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Attitudes toward football safety (n=230). Survey on attitudes toward football safety was evaluated on Willingness to allow child to play football. Approximately 92.6% of surveyed individuals indicated they would allow their child to play football, an attitude associated with younger age (p<0.05).
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