Examining Hardiness, Coping and Stress-Related Growth Following a Sport Injury

TY - JOUR

T1 - Examining Hardiness, Coping and Stress-Related Growth Following a Sport Injury

AU - Salim, Jade

AU - Wadey, Ross

AU - Diss, Ceri

PY - 2015/11/3

Y1 - 2015/11/3

N2 - This study aimed to explain how injured athletes high in hardiness experienced stress-related growth and why athletes low in hardiness are less likely to derive such benefits. Twenty participants were theoretically sampled into high (n = 10) and low (n = 10) hardiness groups. Semistructured interviews were used for data collection. Findings revealed that athletes high in hardiness experienced stress-related growth from having an emotional outlet, which enabled them to reframe their injury and experience positive affect. In contrast, athletes low in hardiness had no emotional outlet, which led to suboptimal outcomes. These findings have important implications for practitioners working with injured athletes.

AB - This study aimed to explain how injured athletes high in hardiness experienced stress-related growth and why athletes low in hardiness are less likely to derive such benefits. Twenty participants were theoretically sampled into high (n = 10) and low (n = 10) hardiness groups. Semistructured interviews were used for data collection. Findings revealed that athletes high in hardiness experienced stress-related growth from having an emotional outlet, which enabled them to reframe their injury and experience positive affect. In contrast, athletes low in hardiness had no emotional outlet, which led to suboptimal outcomes. These findings have important implications for practitioners working with injured athletes.

U2 - 10.1080/10413200.2015.1086448

DO - 10.1080/10413200.2015.1086448

M3 - Article

SN - 1041-3200

VL - 28

SP - 154

EP - 169

JO - JOURNAL OF APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

JF - JOURNAL OF APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

IS - 2

ER -