Abstract Context: Parents are key decisionmakers for 1 the health and wellness of their children. Despite the benefits of engaging in physical activity, parental concerns about concussion may create hesitancy towards sport participation. The magnitude of concussion-related anxiety perceptions and factors that influence these beliefs in parents of youth athletes are largely unknown. Objective: To determine the prevalence of concussion-related anxiety perceptions in parents of youth athletes and establish the associations among concussion-related anxiety and demographic variables (i.e., parent sex, parent concussion history, child concussion history, parent concussion education). Design: Cross-sectional paper survey. Setting: Youth sports. Patients or Other Participants: 452 parents (60% female; mean age = 40.4±13.0 years) of youth athletes (8-14 years old) who participated in soccer, ice hockey, lacrosse, and football (i.e., higher concussion risk sports) in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Main outcomes Measures: Survey items were adapted from the Perceptions of Concussion Inventory for Athletes (PCI-A) to pertain to perceptions about their child. Parents also completed a demographic survey regarding concussion-related topics. Results: Overall, 73.2% of parents found the possibility of their child sustaining a concussion to be upsetting, 61.5% were fearful of their child sustaining a concussion, and 45.1% reported that the thought of their child having a concussion makes them feel anxious. Only 4.6% of parents suggested that concussions do not worry them. The lack of a personal concussion history and being female were associated with greater concussion-related anxiety in parents. Conclusions: This study provides evidence that parents of youth athletes have anxiety about their child sustaining a concussion, while also contributing to the understanding of what factors are related to such anxiety (i.e., female parent; no parent history of concussion). Negative parental concussion beliefs may contribute to the reduction in contact sport participation and should be directly addressed in concussion education specific to youth sport participation.

Erica Beidler

Elizabeth Teel

Ara J. Schmitt

Grace Muccio

John H. Holmes

Abigail C. Bretzin

Journal of Athletic Training

运动训练杂志的使命是通过在预防、评估、管理和康复损伤方面的教育和研究，加强对体育活动者的医疗保健质量感兴趣的专业人士之间的交流。运动训练杂志提供您可以使用的研究在日常实践中。它让您了解最终定义专业护理标准的科学进步——如果您对患者的福祉负责，您就不能没有这一点。

The mission of the Journal of Athletic Training is to enhance communication among professionals interested in the quality of healthcare for athletes through education and research in the prevention, assessment, management, and rehabilitation of injuries. The journal provides research that you can apply in daily practice, keeping you informed about the scientific advancements that ultimately define the standards of professional care. If you are responsible for the well-being of your patients, you cannot do without this information.

《Journal of Athletic Training》的使命是通过在预防、评估、管理和康复损伤方面的教育和研究，增强对体育活动者医疗保健质量感兴趣的专业人士之间的交流。该杂志提供可在日常实践中使用的研究成果，让您了解定义专业护理标准的科学进展。如果您对患者的福祉负责，这些信息是必不可少的。

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Anxiety-Related Concussion Perceptions of Parents of Youth Athletes

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