Not All Injuries Are the Same: Different Patterns in Sports Injuries and Their Psychosocial Correlates
Tabea Werner, Alena Michel-Kröhler, Stefan Berti, Michèle Wessa · 2023
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Tabea Werner and co-authors show that injured athletes fall into distinct patterns, each with its own mental profile. Their online study of 213 athletes sorted people by injury status, frequency, severity, chronic problems, and use of treatment. Three groups stood out: athletes with mainly chronic injuries, those who never sought care, and those using medical treatment and rehabilitation.
The groups differed across all the mental factors measured, from athletic identity to past life stress and self-compassion. The authors read the results through a standard model of stress and injury. Because each pattern pairs with different strengths and strains, support programs could be tailored rather than one-size-fits-all. The study gives practitioners a map of who might need what kind of help.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tabea Werner, Alena Michel-Kröhler, Stefan Berti, Michèle Wessa |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |