Date of Award
12-2020
Degree Name
MSEd in Physical Education
Department
Kinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education
First Advisor
Cathy Houston-Wilson or Daniel Raimondo or Christine Hopple
Abstract
Professional athletes have been around for decades with major mainstream attention. With all of that attention, comes many young eyes who look up to professional athletes as role models. Athletes are not the only role models that the youth look up to, but they are an important one that many do look to up to. Professional athletes are humans who also make mistakes and do not always agree with their position as a role model. This leads to positive and negative athletic role models. The purpose of this synthesis was to review the literature on the effects of professional athletes as role models for high school students.
Repository Citation
Piccolo, George, "The Effects of Professional Athletes as Role Models on High School Students" (2020). Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education Synthesis Projects. 111.
https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/pes_synthesis/111