The relationship between athletic identity and kinesiophobia in young athletes with prior sport-related injury
Antonia L. Dinulescu, Ava N. Davis, Emily B. Gale, Emily J. Stapleton, Joseph Janosky, Henry B. Ellis, Sophia Ulman · 2026
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How strongly young athletes see themselves as athletes relates to fear of reinjury, in a 2026 study by Antonia L. Dinulescu's team. Surveys went to 220 lately injured players with a mean age of 14.6 years, most playing soccer or basketball, using standard identity and kinesiophobia scales.
Athletic identity came to 54.70, a fairly strong score, while fear of reinjury stayed slight at 19.27 on average. No sex gaps showed. Fear scores rose weakly with age and with the identity facets of exclusivity and negative affectivity. Knowing that tightly bound athletic identity can accompany reinjury fear may help doctors pace return-to-play support.
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| CREATOR | Antonia L. Dinulescu, Ava N. Davis, Emily B. Gale, Emily J. Stapleton, Joseph Janosky, Henry B. Ellis, Sophia Ulman |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23496 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |