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- 1Carley Hoyle
- 1Chan, Ellis
- 1Chipchar, Eileen N.
- 1Hansen, Jessica
- 1Hofmann, Jamieson C
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Fall 2022
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between demographic and health factors, and oculomotor functioning during baseline testing in professional athletes. Four hundred twenty-eight male athletes consented and participated in the baseline concussion assessments of the...
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Examination of Subjective and Objective Cognitive Impairment Discrepancies in Sports-Related Concussion of Elite Athletes
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Assessments of sports-related concussion (SRC) include tests of athletes’ cognitive performance and self-reports of perceived cognitive impairment. Both anecdotal and empirical evidence have shown occurrences of discrepancies between athletes’ subjective and objective indicators of cognitive...
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Fall 2022
Approximately 3.5 million Canadians will meet the criteria for a mood disorder in their life time. Previous research has found that athletes are at a greater risk for mental health disorders than the general public. This could be due to professional athletes having intense physical and mental...
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Fall 2020
The purpose of this research was to elucidate the short and long-term mental health outcomes following sport-related concussion (SRC) in a population of elite athletes. Specifically, symptoms consistent with anxiety, depression, and psychological distress were investigated in a population of 196...
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Sport-Related Concussion and the Relationship of Psychological Functioning on Prolonged Recoveries
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The purpose of this study is to explore potential risk factors of psychological functioning that contribute to the recovery of sport-related concussions (SRC) in professional and collegiate athletes. The current study used prospective reporting from athletes prior to and within 48 hours of...
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Fall 2020
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between subjective mood symptoms on the four SCAT3 mood symptom items and more comprehensive mental health screening measures during baseline testing. Seven hundred and seventy-three male athlete participants consented and underwent...
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Spring 2018
Objective: The Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS) has been used to evaluate impaired sleep, despite not being validated for this purpose. The objective of this study was to examine the concurrent validity of the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale-Child (PCSS-C) sleep items/cluster with a validated...
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Predicting Concussion Reporting using the Theory of Planned Behaviour and a Stress-Response Framework among Junior University Athletes
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Concussion in sports has become one of the main concerns for the health of athletes (McCrory et al., 2017). In response, preventative initiatives have been put in place to educate the public about concussion management (Mrazik, Dennison, Brooks, Yeates, Babul, & Naidu, 2015). Despite attempts to...
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Beyond the Physical Wounds: Male Varsity Athletes' Psychological Responses to Hypothetical Sport Concussions
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Following Wiese-Bjnorstal et al.’s (1995) sport injury response model, this dissertation used hypothetical scenarios to examine the relationships between sport concussion severity, post-concussion injury appraisals, and post-concussion depression and anxiety symptoms. Participants included a...
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Psychosocial Risk Factors of Sports Injury Occurrence and Severity among Elite Youth Ice Hockey Players
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Psychological factors have been shown to play a role in the frequency and severity of injury among athletes. The Behaviour Assessment System for Children Second Edition (BASC-II) was utilized to measure sixteen psychological factors and determine whether these factors predicted rate and severity...