Self-Reported Comfort in Athletic Training to Same- and Opposite-Sex Athletes
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2004
Department
Human Performance and Recreation
Abstract
To assess the comfort of athletic trainers in providing care to athletes of the same- and opposite-sex, the Gender Comfort in Athletic Training Questionnaire was developed. Cronbach alpha was .72. The 8-item questionnaire was mailed to 235 participants, who were senior athletic training students and clinical instructors affiliated with 14 university athletic training programs. 192 questionnaires were returned (82%). Only one t test showed a significant mean difference in reported comfort between women (n = 103, M = 2.8, SD = 0.8; disagree) and men (n = 89, M = 3, 1, SD = 0.8; neutral) on the statement: I feel more comfortable providing athletic training services to male athletes than female athletes. The women and men in this sample were similar in their self-ratings of comfort in providing athletic training services to male and female athletes.
Publication Title
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Volume
99
Issue
1
First Page
337
Last Page
340
Recommended Citation
Drummond, J. L.,
Velasquez, B. J.,
Cross, R. S.,
Jones, M. L.
(2004). Self-Reported Comfort in Athletic Training to Same- and Opposite-Sex Athletes. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 99(1), 337-340.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/3083