The Effects of Injury On The Self-Efficacy of Athletes
The Effects of Injury On The Self-Efficacy of Athletes
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1998
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Clayton, Dawn Michelle
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Recent research has established that athletes experience a variety of psychological effects from injury. Findings from these studies not only help the athletes, but the coach, trainers and Sport Psychology professional that are working with them as well. This project looks at the self-efficacy of chronic and acute injury athletes. The research hypothesis of this study is that chronic injury will have a greater negative effect on the self-efficacy of an athlete, than an acute injury will, thereby causing the chronic injury athletes to have lower scores on the Physical Self-Efficacy Scale (PSE). Twenty-nine collegiate and recreational athletes were divided into two groups according to the type of injury that they had, chronic or acute. The individuals of each group then filled out the PSE. A test of independent means was then performed to compare the means of the two groups. The results of the study concluded that the difference in the mean scores of the two groups was not statistically significant and could be attributed to chance. Although the results of the study did not support the research hypothesis the study did remain consistent with previous studies concerning self-efficacy and injury. A longitudinal study of the effects of chronic and acute injury on self-efficacy may produce different results and possibly aid in helping athletes and the professionals who work with them to better understand the psychology of injury.