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To Tell or Not to Tell? An Exploration of Athletic Injury Reporting

Injury can be a very stressful experience for an elite athlete. To facilitate recovery, it is important to understand the psychological dynamics involved in the injury state. The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of the coach-athlete relationship on injury reporting decisions. Six varsity swimmers from a Canadian university were interviewed about their experiences of athletic injury and the coach-athlete relationship. The data also revealed additional salient factors in the athletes’ disclosure decisions. Interview transcripts were analyzed using a grounded theory approach and several key factors were found: identity, pain, frustration, coping, power, trust, caring/openness, investment, isolation, and atmosphere. These factors were organized into three categories: individual, coach-athlete, and team. The PI-AIR (Psychosocial Influences on Athletic Injury Reporting) model was developed to organize the categories into a single framework. The model is discussed in relation to current theory along with limitations of the study and future directions.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/44042
Date18 March 2014
CreatorsMcClemont, Laura Danielle
ContributorsMainwaring, Lynda
Source SetsUniversity of Toronto
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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