Coping strategies among long-term injured competitive athletes. A study of 81 men and women in team and individual sports

摘要: Differences in personality, mood and coping ability between athletes of a high competitive level with long-term injuries (n = 81), mean age 24.4 years, matched non-injured group 64), 24.2 were investigated. Three self-rating scales employed: adjective check-list, general questionnaire Karolinska personality. Although no differences basic personality traits found, being injured was found to result depressed state the activation strategies directed at receiving help. Comparisons made male female as well team-sport individual-sport athletes. Women become more anxious tense have stronger inclination use emotion-focused strategies. Team-sport cope terms 'passive acceptance' help from others, whereas individual activate 'problem-solving' face stressor. The results suggest that social aspects rehabilitative work are important support concept should be individualized maximally effective. They also usefulness cognitive models athlete's experience injured. Such models, however, do not account for sexes or team