Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport Following Injury: A State-of-the-Art Review

Podlog, Leslie, Wadey, Ross ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7269-6754, Caron, Jeffrey ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-2704, Heil, John, Fraser, John J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9697-3795, Schulte, Stefanie, Casucci, Tallie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6311-9613 and Ivarsson, Andreas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8987-5975 (2022) Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport Following Injury: A State-of-the-Art Review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. ISSN 1750-984X DOI: doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2022.2081929

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Psychological readiness to return to sport (RTS) after injury is a critical and timely area of research that has received significant research attention of late. Although research on psychological readiness to RTS has bourgeoned in recent years, there remains a lack of conceptual clarity on what psychological readiness is. As such, our aims in this state-of the art review (Grant & Booth, 2009) are threefold. First, we articulate key conceptual issues and questions regarding the nature of psychological readiness and offer a preliminary nomothetic definition of the construct. Based on the definition, we advance several hypotheses for testing in future research. Second, we discuss research examining correlates of psychological readiness and third, we look at empirical work focused on outcomes of psychological readiness. Our review draws upon literature spanning various disciplines and cultures/languages.

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Item Type:	Journal Article
Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2022 15:58
URI:	https://research.stmarys.ac.uk/id/eprint/5475
Additional Information:	CDR John J. Fraser is a military service member and this work was prepared as part of his official duties. Title 17, USC §105 provides that copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the US Government. Title 17, USC §101 defines a US Government work as work prepared by a military service member or employee of the US Government as part of that person’s official duties. No external funding was provided for this work. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, or the US Government.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Psychology, Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Synthesis
Research area:	150 Psychology
School/Department:	Department of Sport & Exercise Science

Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport Following Injury: A State-of-the-Art Review

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