Open AccessSituational Correlates of Emotional Adjustment to Athletic Injury
Author(s) -
Britton W. Brewer,
Darwyn E. Linder,
Craig Phelps
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
clinical journal of sport medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1536-3724
pISSN - 1050-642X
DOI - 10.1097/00042752-199510000-00006
Subject(s) - situational ethics , medicine , mood , emotional distress , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , distress , rehabilitation , mental health , physical therapy , psychiatry , anxiety , psychology , social psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Patients at a sports medicine clinic served as subjects in an investigation of the relationship between various situational variables and emotional adjustment to athletic injury. Physician-rated current injury status, perceived impairment of sport performance, and perceived social support for rehabilitation were significantly correlated with postinjury depression. Age was negatively associated with postinjury mood disturbance. In general, patients demonstrated a positive mental health profile. The results suggest that although most patients cope well with their injuries, some patients experience clinically meaningful psychological distress that is associated with certain situational factors.