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Student Athletes And Factors That Determine Their Social Support Circle, Elizabeth Anne Gelhaus
Student Athletes And Factors That Determine Their Social Support Circle, Elizabeth Anne Gelhaus
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Research has shown that the risk of athletic injury increases with increased psychological stress and that social support can help reduce risk of injury. Collegiate athletic trainers spend a considerable amount of time with and build unique relationships with the athletes on whom they work with. However, no research is available on specific factors that cause an athlete to turn to an athletic trainer for social support. An electronic survey was developed and sent to 938 local collegiate athletes to determine if, how, and why student athletes utilize athletic trainers for social support. The results from this study found that …