The features of post-traumatic growth after athletic injury
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- Nakamura Takaharu
- Graduate School of Sport and Excise Sciences, Osaka University of Health and Sport Science Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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- Tsuchiya Hironobu
- School of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
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- Taku Kanako
- Department of Psychology, Oakland University
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- スポーツ傷害に特化した心的外傷後成長の特徴
- スポーツ ショウガイ ニ トッカ シタ シンテキ ガイショウ ゴセイチョウ ノ トクチョウ
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Abstract
<p>It is well known that athletic injury can cause emotional distress. However, in the process of cognitive change to accommodate these highly stressful experiences, some athletes have reported experiences that reflect post-traumatic growth (PTG). This study developed a scale for assessing PTG after athletic injury (PTGS-AI) targeting university student athletes in Japan, and examined its characteristics. A total of 266 university student athletes (168 males and 98 females) were asked to respond to a questionnaire. The survey included questions about socio-demographics and sports-related injury experience, and employed the Subjective Unit of Distress (SUD: Wolpe, 1973), the Japanese version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI-J: Taku et al., 2007), the Japanese version of the Core Beliefs Inventory (Taku et al., 2015), and the Event-related Rumination Inventory (Taku et al., 2015). In addition, they responded to 22 items designed to assess PTG after athletic injury by using the PTGS-AI derived from our preliminary studies. Among the participants, 212 (135 males and 77 females) scored more than 6 points on the SUD, indicating a high degree of distress, and were therefore included in the analyses. Exploratory factor analysis of the PTGS-AI items indicated a 4-factor structure with 16 items. Reliability was verified in terms of internal consistency. Criterion validity was confirmed by correlations with the PTGI-J. In terms of the demographic variable (gender), gender differences were observed in some of the PTGS-AI subscales. For relationships with challenged core beliefs and deliberate rumination, different results were obtained depending on the PTGS-AI subscales. Two-way ANOVA of PTGS-AI revealed interaction between SUD and the time required until return to competition. These results indicate that PTGS-AI is a valuable tool for assessing PTG after athletic injury, and challenges the concept that core beliefs and deliberate rumination affect PTG differently depending on the PTGS-AI subscales. They also suggest that both injury severity and the time required until return to competition are associated with the occurrence of PTG.</p>
Journal
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- Taiikugaku kenkyu (Japan Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences)
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Taiikugaku kenkyu (Japan Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences) 63 (1), 291-304, 2018-06-10
Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
