Coping with sport injuries is one of the realities of engagement in physical activity, and a significant body of evidence on the psychological aspects of sport injuries documents the stressful and challenging nature of injury experiences ( Wiese-Bjornstal, Smith, Shaffer, & Morrey, 1998 ). Many
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Exploring Religiosity and Spirituality in Coping With Sport Injuries
Diane M. Wiese-Bjornstal, Kristin N. Wood, Amanda J. Wambach, Andrew C. White, and Victor J. Rubio
Sport Psychology Consultants’ Perspectives on Facilitating Sport-Injury-Related Growth
Ross Wadey, Kylie Roy-Davis, Lynne Evans, Karen Howells, Jade Salim, and Ceri Diss
, & Fletcher, 2017 ). Examples of the types of adversity examined include deselection ( Neely, Dunn, McHugh, & Holt, 2018 ); sport injury ( Roy-Davis, Wadey, & Evans, 2017 ); performance slumps, coach conflicts, bullying, eating disorders, and sexual abuse ( Tamminen, Holt, & Neely, 2013 ); and repeated
An Investigation Into Former High School Athletes’ Experiences of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Sport Injury Rehabilitation
Damien Clement and Monna Arvinen-Barrow
The existing literature suggests that the most effective sport injury rehabilitation occurs when a range of individuals work closely together with the injured athlete to aid their return to preinjury levels of physical and psychosocial health, fitness, well-being, and performance. 1 As such, sport
Applying the Sport Commitment Model to Sport Injury Rehabilitation
Windee M. Weiss
and persistence through an extensive rehabilitation process may become the responsibility for athletic trainers. Applying key concepts from the sport commitment model (SCM), 2 – 4 to sport injury rehabilitation may give the athletic trainer important tools to facilitate motivation and persistence in
A Review of the Sport-Injury and -Rehabilitation Literature: From Abstraction to Application
Courtney W. Hess, Stacy L. Gnacinski, and Barbara B. Meyer
As the rate of sport participation steadily increases around the globe, so too does the frequency of sport injuries ( Caine, Caine, & Maffulli, 2006 ). Researchers have consistently reported high injury rates across sports ( Caine et al., 2006 ; Maffulli, Longo, Spiezia, & Denaro, 2010 ; Swenson
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Injured Athletes: Development and Preliminary Feasibility of the Return to ACTion Protocol
Kendahl M. Shortway, Andrew Wolanin, Jennifer Block-Lerner, and Donald Marks
, feelings, physical sensations) may be pivotal in determining immediate and long-term functional outcomes. Behavioral health and medical communities have emphasized a need to develop, implement, and study interventions that effectively address psychological aspects of sport injury ( American College of
Lived Experiences of an Elite Performance Management Team Through Injury Rehabilitation: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Courtney W. Hess and Barbara B. Meyer
Injury and rehabilitation are common and often challenging experiences for athletes. 1 – 3 Efforts are ongoing to improve understanding of sport injury and rehabilitation so as to decrease injury occurrence, 4 , 5 ameliorate adverse consequences of sport injury, 6 – 9 and improve return
Exploring the Relationship Between Mental Toughness and Self-Compassion in the Context of Sport Injury
Karissa L. Johnson, Danielle L. Cormier, Kent C. Kowalski, and Amber D. Mosewich
Sport injury is a pervasive issue for competitive athletes—as many as 91% of athletes will experience a sport-related injury in their athletic career. 1 Athletes experiencing injury often experience stress, frustration, isolation, and disorientation, and may struggle to find effective methods to
A Preliminary Exploration of the Application of Self-Compassion Within the Context of Sport Injury
Zenzi Huysmans and Damien Clement
study aimed to provide an initial exploration of the application of self-compassion within the context of sport injury. It was theorized that within the framework of Williams and Andersen’s ( 1998 ) stress-injury model, self-compassion would predict healthier responses to stress and may therefore reduce
How Much Do Severely Injured Athletes Experience Sport Injury-Related Growth? Contrasting Psychological, Situational, and Demographic Predictors
Katja M. Pollak, Lea Boecker, Chris Englert, and David D. Loschelder
focus, Wadey et al. (2011, p. 155 ) have called for a shift “from the dominant focus on the negative consequences of sport injury, to a more inclusive approach that (. . .) accounts for positive concepts.” Although in the past years more and more research has examined the positive aspects of injuries
