Emotional Response To Sports Injuries

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Characteristic emotional responses that people have when suffering from a sports injury include feelings of anger or frustration and tension. Depression and boredom may also become emotional factors for those with injuries that prohibit them from carrying out daily tasks or playing their chosen sport (McDonald & Hardy, 1990). When asked about emotional responses towards their specific sporting injury, frustration and boredom were reported as the main negative feelings; looking at specific moods is common when attempting to understand specific emotional responses to sporting injuries (McDonald & Hardy, 1990). Mood and emotion are often seen as the same thing when looking at consequences of an injury, however, they have different cognitive origins …show more content…

use emotion and mood interchangeably to talk about emotional response to sporting injuries, although do not distinguish between the two (Wiese-Bjornstal, Smith, Shaffer, & Morrey, 1998). Within their 1998 paper, Wiese-Bjornstal et al. describe a number of emotional responses that people have experienced in relation to sports injuries. Athletes who have suffered from sports injuries have reported that they felt a release from outside pressures, whereas others have reported a significant feeling of loss due to their injury. Some studies have shown that some individuals who have suffered from sports related injuries have displayed extreme emotional responses, including depression, up to, and exceeding, levels high enough for clinical diagnosis (Brewer, Linder, & Phelps, 1995) (Leddy, Lambert, & Ogles, 1994). Suicidal tendencies have been raised as a concern for those individuals who become depressed as a result of suffering sports injuries (Wiese-Bjornstal, Smith, Shaffer, & Morrey, 1998). Wiese-Bjornstal et al. state that when emotions caused by sports injuries can be kept under control, that the emotion can be a constructive tool in learning to …show more content…

Overall, research has shown that individuals suffering from sports injuries who commit to rehabilitation efforts, putting in their concentrated effort, use positive psychological skills while utilising their social support network and avoid any risk taking behaviours, are most likely to successfully recover from the injury and return to their previous athletic ability (Wiese-Bjornstal, Smith, Shaffer, & Morrey, 1998), than individuals who do not attempt these behaviours (Levleva & Orlick, 1991). Adherence to sports injury rehabilitation courses is an important aspect of behavioural responses to sports injury and recovery (Brewer, 1998). Specific environmental, situational and personal factors have been highlighted in relation to commitment to rehabilitation efforts (Wiese-Bjornstal, Smith, Shaffer, & Morrey, 1998). Self-motivations is a specific and powerful factor in personal rehabilitation, studies have shown a positive correlation concerning rehabilitation commitment and self-motivation (Duda, Smart, & Tappe,

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