Sports injuries and psychology. A review (2000-2009)

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  • Aurelio Olmedilla Zafra Universidad de Murcia
  • Enrique Ortega Toro Universidad de Murcia
  • Lucía Abenza Cano Sociedad Murciana de Psicología de la Actividad Física y el Deporte
  • Ana Boladeras Esteve Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Keywords: Psychology, Sports injuries, Literature review

Abstract

After a research career gradually increasing since the 70's to late twentieth century about the relationship between sports injuries and psychological factors, the first decade of the new century is very interesting insights in this field of knowledge. The aim of this study is to review the literature published between 2000 and 2009, this area of knowledge. We used the EBSCOHost database, and have analyzed 96 research articles. From each of them has analyzed the following variables: a) Title of the journal, b) Year of publication; c) Country of first author; d) Number of authors; e) Research lines f) Design Research; g) Sample under study, h) variables under study; i) recording instruments; j) Intervention programs. The most significant results indicate that the magazine is published more articles Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, the most prolific authors belong to the Anglo-Saxon, the most productive line of research is that related to the rehabilitation process, with samples of athletes performance, that the variables studied are the cognitive strategies, that the instruments used are the self tests and questionnaires, and that the techniques used in psychological intervention programs are visualization and relaxation.

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Olmedilla Zafra, A., Ortega Toro, E., Abenza Cano, L., & Boladeras Esteve, A. (2011). Sports injuries and psychology. A review (2000-2009). Sport Psychology Notebooks, 11(1), 45–57. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/cpd/article/view/121691
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