A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Data Analysis
2.5. Researcher Backgrounds
2.6. Ethics
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Evidencing Awareness of Concussive Injuries in Rugby
3.2. Adjudicating Risk
3.3. Beliefs about the Benefits of Rugby
3.4. Study Limitations
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Anderson, E.; White, A.; Hardwicke, J. A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby. Behav. Sci. 2022, 12, 510. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12120510
Anderson E, White A, Hardwicke J. A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby. Behavioral Sciences. 2022; 12(12):510. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12120510
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnderson, Eric, Adam White, and Jack Hardwicke. 2022. "A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby" Behavioral Sciences 12, no. 12: 510. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12120510