This study sought to identify factors that reduce parental concern of concussion risks for children who play youth tackle American football. Interviews were conducted with parents who allowed children between the ages of 10 and 15 years to play on tackle football teams. Factors that reduced parental concern included advances in equipment safety and helmet technology, active parental monitoring and relationship building with coaches, and social comparisons to other youth athletes regarding their own child’s athleticism and ability to avoid injury. Although these factors reduced parents’ concern for concussion risks, the findings highlight biases that influence parental risk judgments, suggest that interventions to reduce concussions must account for competing narratives of concussion prevention, and offer recommendations for improving education efforts focused on player safety in contact sports.

这项研究旨在找出一些因素，以减少家长对参加青少年橄榄球橄榄球比赛的孩子脑震荡风险的担忧。对允许 10 至 15 岁儿童参加橄榄球队比赛的家长进行了采访。减少家长担忧的因素包括设备安全和头盔技术的进步、家长的积极监督和与教练的关系建立，以及与其他青少年运动员就自己孩子的运动能力和避免受伤的能力进行社会比较。尽管这些因素减少了父母对脑震荡风险的担忧，但研究结果强调了影响父母风险判断的偏见，表明减少脑震荡的干预措施必须考虑到脑震荡预防的相互竞争的叙述，