Journal article
Social Support Patterns of Collegiate Athletes Before and After Injury
Journal of athletic training, Vol.45(4), pp.372-379
07/01/2010
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-45.4.372
PMCID: PMC2902031
PMID: 20617912
Abstract
Abstract Context: Social support has been identified as an important factor in facilitating recovery from injury. However, no previous authors have prospectively assessed the change in social support patterns before and after injury. Objective: To examine the preinjury and postinjury social support patterns among male and female collegiate athletes. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: A Big Ten Conference university. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 256 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I male and female collegiate athletes aged 18 or older from 13 sports teams. Main Outcome Measure(s): Injury incidence was identified using the Sports Injury Monitoring System. Social support was measured using the 6-item Social Support Questionnaire. Data on preinjury and postinjury social support patterns were compared. Results: Male athletes reported more sources of social support than female athletes, whereas female athletes had greater satisfaction with the support they received. Athletes' social support patterns changed after they became injured. Injured athletes reported relying more on coaches (P = .003), athletic trainers (P < .0001), and physicians (P = .003) for social support after they became injured. Athletes also reported greater postinjury satisfaction with social support received from friends (P = .019), coaches (P = .001), athletic trainers (P < .0001), and physicians (P = .003). Conclusions: Our findings identify an urgent need to better define the psychosocial needs of injured athletes and also strongly suggest that athletic trainers have a critical role in meeting these needs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Social Support Patterns of Collegiate Athletes Before and After Injury
- Creators
- Jingzhen Yang - Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa CityCorinne Peek-Asa - Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa CityJohn B Lowe - School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, AustraliaErin Heiden - Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa CityDanny T Foster - Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of athletic training, Vol.45(4), pp.372-379
- DOI
- 10.4085/1062-6050-45.4.372
- PMID
- 20617912
- PMCID
- PMC2902031
- NLM abbreviation
- J Athl Train
- ISSN
- 1062-6050
- eISSN
- 1938-162X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984215141302771
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