Exploring the role of parents’ sport orientations in the efficacy of concussion intervention materials

ABSTRACT Investigations into parents’ role as health referents in the management of sport-related concussion (SRC) are on the rise. This study contributes to these efforts by exploring the efficacy of concussion intervention materials to promote conversational intentions because of parents’ orientations toward football and SRC management. Data collected from 600 parents of middle and high school football players offered support for an indirect effect of family sport orientations on SRC conversation intentions after reading concussion intervention material via perceptions of argument strength and self-efficacy, sequentially (i.e., serial mediation). These results underscore the importance of recognizing the characteristics and belief systems of parents when involving them in SRC management efforts.