The study of process of athletes' psychological change and growth after injury

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26882059
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health
• Principal Investigator: Atsushi Suzuki 独立行政法人日本スポーツ振興センター国立スポーツ科学センター, その他部局等, 研究員 (00734790)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 心理的成長 / 気づき / 受傷アスリート / リハビリテーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to clarify how athletes lead to growth for their injured experiences, and get suggestion to construct more effective psychological support system for injured athletes.
To accomplish following aim, it was analyzed counseling case of an athlete with chronic lumbago, which demotivated him from competing. Second, relation with self-awareness and acceptance of sport injury, and growth after injury was investigated. 227 university athletes who sustained injury over a month in the past was completed questionnaires. In the results, it was suggested that they led to growth for their injury experiences by increasing self-awareness.

Free Research Field

スポーツ心理学