title: The development of a survey to examine knowledge about and attitudes toward concussion in high-school students.
abstract: The development of a new measure of concussion knowledge and attitudes that is more comprehensive and psychometrically sound than previous measures is described. A group of high-school students (N = 529) completed the measure. The measure demonstrated fair to satisfactory test-retest reliability (knowledge items, r = .67; attitude items, r = .79). Exploratory factor analysis of the attitude items revealed a four-factor solution (eigenvalues ranged from 1.07-3.35) that displayed adequate internal consistency (Cohen's alpha range = .59-.72). Cluster analysis of the knowledge items resulted in a three-cluster solution distributed according to their level of difficulty. The potential uses for the measure are described.
authors.affiliation: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. amr262@psu.edu
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Arnett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000453:epidemiology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult