Type of Submission
Poster
Keywords
Psychological, injury, athletic, return to play, avoidance, athletic identity, intrinsic, extrinsic, college, NCAA
Abstract
Psychological readiness has been studied extensively over the past 20 years.2,4,6 It is becoming increasingly important to understand completely how athletes psychologically deal with a physical injury. Current research has identified specific intrinsic and extrinsic factors that have shown to present negative effects on athletes.1,4,5 They have also identified specific psychological factors that play a major role in the rehabilitation process.2,3,5 However, current research has not studied the entire psychological experience of athletes and their determining factors. They also have not used surveys that allow for both qualitative and quantitative data to be collected. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to see what psychological extrinsic and intrinsic factors combined, do to the return to play of collegiate athletes. To identify the correlation between psychological readiness and return to play, surveys were distributed to NCAA universities within the state of Ohio. Athletic trainers then distributed the survey to all athletes who had missed sport related activities due to their injury. Quantitative results showed no statistical difference, but there were common themes found within the qualitative data. The qualitative results showed similar results to current research. Results showed that athletes tend to do more than what their athletic trainers allowed them, coaches pressured athletes to return sooner than they could, and overall athletes had a good rehabilitation experience. Despite the amount of limitations in this study, the qualitative data will help further athletic trainers knowledge about how athletes react to athletic injuries.
Campus Venue
Stevens Student Center
Location
Cedarville, OH
Start Date
4-1-2015 11:00 AM
End Date
4-1-2015 2:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
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Psychological Readiness Effect on Return-to-Play in Collegiate Athletes
Cedarville, OH
Psychological readiness has been studied extensively over the past 20 years.2,4,6 It is becoming increasingly important to understand completely how athletes psychologically deal with a physical injury. Current research has identified specific intrinsic and extrinsic factors that have shown to present negative effects on athletes.1,4,5 They have also identified specific psychological factors that play a major role in the rehabilitation process.2,3,5 However, current research has not studied the entire psychological experience of athletes and their determining factors. They also have not used surveys that allow for both qualitative and quantitative data to be collected. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to see what psychological extrinsic and intrinsic factors combined, do to the return to play of collegiate athletes. To identify the correlation between psychological readiness and return to play, surveys were distributed to NCAA universities within the state of Ohio. Athletic trainers then distributed the survey to all athletes who had missed sport related activities due to their injury. Quantitative results showed no statistical difference, but there were common themes found within the qualitative data. The qualitative results showed similar results to current research. Results showed that athletes tend to do more than what their athletic trainers allowed them, coaches pressured athletes to return sooner than they could, and overall athletes had a good rehabilitation experience. Despite the amount of limitations in this study, the qualitative data will help further athletic trainers knowledge about how athletes react to athletic injuries.
