title: Perceived coach support and concussion symptom-reporting: differences between freshmen and non-freshmen college football players.
abstract: This paper examines college athletes' perceived support for concussion reporting from coaches and teammates and its variation by year-in-school, finding significant differences in perceived coach support. It also examines the effects of perceived coach support on concussion reporting behaviors, finding that greater perceived coach support is associated with fewer undiagnosed concussions and returning to play while symptomatic less frequently in the two weeks preceding the survey. Coaches play a critical role in athlete concussion reporting.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research and Program Coordinator at the Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center, a Research Instructor in Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine, and a Lab Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Baugh
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kroshus
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Daneshvar
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D000068958:Return to Sport; D012449:Safety; D013178:Sports Medicine; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities