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- The study explored how college students' beliefs about concussions and attitudes toward masculinity influence stigma and their willingness to seek treatment for concussions.
- Most participants were nonathletes without concussions, and data was gathered online from 631 undergraduates at a Northeastern university.
- Findings indicated that negative beliefs about concussions and strong masculine norms were linked to increased stigma, while beliefs about long-lasting symptoms and endorsement of self-reliance promoted a greater willingness to seek treatment.
Article Abstract
College students' beliefs and attitudes concerning concussion, and masculinity norms, were examined in relation to stigma and willingness to seek treatment for possible concussion. Beliefs were measured using a revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ). : Participants were 631 undergraduates at a Northeastern university, most of whom were nonathletes with no concussion. : Data were collected online. Regression analysis were performed to identify predictors of stigma and treatment willingness. Beliefs that concussion symptoms reflect malingering, are controllable, and have psychological causes were related to more stigmatizing attitudes, as was endorsement of masculinity norms regarding winning and risk-taking. Believing that concussion symptoms are long-lasting and endorsing competitiveness, pain discounting, and self-reliance predicted willingness to seek treatment. Preliminary structural models showed adequate fit. : In addition to beliefs assessed by the IPQ, traditional conceptions of masculinity warrant greater attention in the study of concussion-related stigma and willingness to seek treatment.
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