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Dissertation
Emotional sequelae of sports-related injuries: concussive and orthopedic injuries
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
Jul 2006
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-1115
Abstract
Sustaining and recovering from injury can be emotionally difficult for athletes and can disrupt the athletes' sense of well-being. Given the emotional impact of injury on athletes, it is surprising that little attention has been given to the emotional effects of sports-related concussion on athletes. The present study adds to previous research by comparing pre- and post- injury mood disturbances between athletes with concussion to that of athletes with orthopedic injuries. Injured athletes were predicted to experience heightened levels of mood disturbance post-injury compared to pre-injury mood levels. Additionally, athletes with concussive injuries were predicted to experience greater post-injury mood disturbance compared to athletes with orthopedic injuries. In contrast to expectations, injured athletes did not experience greater levels of mood disturbance immediately following injury, compared to pre-injury mood levels. Further, trend levels differences in the way athletes with different injury types react to athletic injury were detected, opposite to that predicted. Athletes with orthopedic injuries experienced heightened levels of mood disturbance post-injury and athletes with concussive injuries reported fewer negative mood symptoms post-injury. The present findings suggest the possibility that injury-specific factors may influence athletes' emotional reactions to athletic injury.
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- Title
- Emotional sequelae of sports-related injuries
- Creators
- Jillian Claire Schneider - DU
- Contributors
- Eric Zillmer (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)Stephen T. Moelter (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); College of Arts and Sciences; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 1115; 991014632251504721