Desirable qualities, attributes, and characteristics of successful athletic trainers - A national study
In an effort to determine the importance of desirable qualities, attributes and characteristics necessary for the success of interscholastic athletic trainers a Likert-type scale survey was mailed to all head athletic trainers of NCAA Division III institutions in the United States. The survey consisted of 24 statements allowing for the following responses: essential, very important, important, not very important, and irrelevant. The qualities that were deemed the most desirable by head athletic trainers were trustworthiness (76.2%), honesty (73.5%), dependability (66.4%), and possessing high ethical standards (66.4%). The two characteristics that were found to be the least essential were being a risk-taker (2.1%) and being a visionary (6.4%).
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| Notations: | social sciences management and organisation of sport |
| Published in: | The Sport Journal |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://thesportjournal.org/article/desirable-qualities-attributes-and-characteristics-of-successful-athletic-trainers/ |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |