The Impact of Athlete Activism against Social Justice: A Research Study of Young Adults Perspectives
Date of Award
9-15-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Exercise Science, MS
First Advisor
Claudia Benavides-Espinoza
Committee Members
Hoyeol Yu; Neal Ternes
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2022 D46
Abstract
Political and Social issues have encompassed the athletic nature of sport. Athlete activism has been increasingly more common. Specifically, Colin Kaepernick and Megan Rapinoe have been two prominent activists to advocate for inequalities. 379 respondents, collected from Mount Vernon High School and Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) participated in a study using questionnaires adopted from Sappington (2019) and Torres-Harding (2011). The Social Justice Scale (SJS) is an 11-item questionnaire measuring activism and The Attitudes of Athlete Activism Questionnaire (ATAAQ) contained 19-items that thoroughly measure athlete activism perspectives. Participants were randomized to scenarios describing either Colin Kaepernick (Racial equality e.g., Police Brutality) or Megan Rapinoe (Gender equality e.g., Equal Pay) before answering the ATAAQ items. Future research, limitations, and practical implications are discussed.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Dentler, Lauren Bryson, "The Impact of Athlete Activism against Social Justice: A Research Study of Young Adults Perspectives" (2022). Student Theses and Dissertations. 235.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/235
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African American Studies Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Health and Physical Education Commons, Social Justice Commons, Sports Management Commons
