Calculating Risk: A Scoping Review of NCAA D1 Football Players’ Motivations to Play and the Correlation to Demographic Characteristics and Injury Experiences

Author

Kathleen D. Walsh, University of MississippiFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-10-2023

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management

First Advisor

Hannah Allen

Second Advisor

Victoria Zigmont

Third Advisor

Charles Ross

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the motivations of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 (D1) football players for playing the game and how these motivations are associated with their socioeconomic status (SES). Further, the research aimed to investigate how the uncovered motivations were linked to injury experiences. The original project was designed as a survey-based mixed methods study on a national scale. However, issues with participant recruitment led to sidelining of that primary research. The research presented is a scoping review of the available literature pertaining to the research question: What is known from existing literature about how student athletes’ motivations to play college football and their injury experiences are influenced by demographic characteristics (i.e., race and socioeconomic status) and the possibility of social mobility? A total of 41 sources were reviewed, and themes were generated based on the charting of each article. The results of the scoping review demonstrate that future primary research in this topic is necessary in order to fully answer the research question.

Recommended Citation

Walsh, Kathleen D., "Calculating Risk: A Scoping Review of NCAA D1 Football Players’ Motivations to Play and the Correlation to Demographic Characteristics and Injury Experiences" (2023). Honors Theses. 2823.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2823

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