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Sport-Concussion Identification and Attitudes and the Role of the Mass Media Broadcaster: Does it Matter What We See and Hear?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Professional commentary in live sport broadcasts can mischaracterize concussion, potentially undermining audiences’ understanding and opinions about this commentary. An online experimental survey (N = 163) was conducted where participants saw footage of a suspected concussion with either no commentary, or high-, or low-quality commentary from a health perspective. No commentary effect was found for concussion identification or attitudes; however, there were ceiling effects on both measures, and secondary analyses revealed that the footage, and not the commentary, was most memorable to participants. Further studies are needed to determine if live broadcast commentary does play a role in public understanding of sport-concussion.

Source: Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2025.2560383

Authors: Keeley Lappin, Osman Hassan Ahmed, Karen A. Sullivan

Institutions: Queensland University of Technology, The Football Association, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, University of Portsmouth

Language: English

Topic: Media Influence and Health

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Queensland University of Technology

OpenAlex ID: W4414599628

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