Personal and Social Correlates of Self-Reported Physical Activity in Individuals With a History of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
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Physical activity is negatively impacted after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and subsequent reconstruction. Previous evidence suggests that individuals with a history of ACL reconstruction (ACLR) may experience additional barriers to sport and physical activity participation. The purpose of this study was to identify personal and social factors (physical literacy, social support, and knee function) that are predictive of self-reported physical activity in individuals with a history of ACLR. Bivariate analyses determined that elements of physical literacy and knee function were positively correlated with self-reported physical activity. The final stepwise linear regression model demonstrated that the PLAYself Physical Literacy Self-description subsection accounted for 12.2% of the variance of self-reported physical activity (p = .003). The significant effect of the PLAYself Physical Literacy Self-description remained (p = .002) even when additional demographic covariates (age, time since ACLR, and sex) were added to the model. Findings suggest that physical literacy may be a salient factor to consider for promoting physical activity after ACLR.
M.C. Hoch https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6268-1804
Hogg-Graham https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0555-4902
Slone https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4355-7672
J.M. Hoch https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-9354
Kleis (kleisrr@uwec.edu) is corresponding author, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8943-8919
The PLAYself Physical Literacy Self-Description subsection was the only variable to significantly predict self-reported physical literacy.
Physical literacy may aid in return to sport and physical activity participation after ACLR.
Future research should continue to explore personal, social, and environmental factors that influence physical activity after ACLR.
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