Exploring student-athletes’ perceptions of their psychological readiness to return to sport following a concussion
dc.contributor.author | Lassman, Matthew | |
dc.contributor.author | Rathwell, Scott | |
dc.contributor.author | Black, Amanda M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Caron, Jeffrey | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-07T18:09:23Z | |
dc.date.available | NO_RESTRICTION | fr |
dc.date.available | 2022-11-07T18:09:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-08-16 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1866/27072 | |
dc.publisher | American Psychological Association | fr |
dc.subject | Brain concussion | fr |
dc.subject | Qualitative methods | fr |
dc.subject | Psychology of sport injury | fr |
dc.subject | Creative nonfiction | fr |
dc.subject | Student-athletes | fr |
dc.title | Exploring student-athletes’ perceptions of their psychological readiness to return to sport following a concussion | fr |
dc.type | Article | fr |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Université de Montréal. Faculté de médecine. École de kinésiologie et des sciences de l'activité physique | fr |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1037/spy0000309 | |
dcterms.abstract | Athletes returning to sport following a concussion are deemed “ready” once they progress through the return to sport (RTS) steps. However, this process largely overlooks psychological factors involved in returning to sport. We used a constructivist philosophical position to understand 12 (n = 6 females, n = 6 males) formerly concussed Canadian university student-athletes’ perceptions of factors involved in feeling psychologically ready to RTS. Each student-athlete participated in two videoconference interviews (Interview 1: M = 103 min; Interview 2: M = 88 min). We identified six themes from the life-story interviews: confidence, fear, identity, pressure, support, and case-by-case. Subsequently, we used creative nonfiction analysis to write two composite stories depicting the athletes’ experiences returning to sport following a concussion. Pierre-Olivier’s story portrays a second-year university men’s ice hockey player who experienced a successful RTS following a concussion. His story focuses on his feelings of psychological readiness leading up to his first game following medical clearance. Andrea’s story portrays a women’s rugby captain who experienced an unsuccessful RTS following a concussion. Her story depicts a conversation with her doctor regarding medical clearance as well as interactions with a former teammate seeking advice about her own concussion. This study provides insights about the psychological factors experienced by athletes who are attempting to RTS following concussion. Our results highlight a need to better understand and more comprehensively assess the psychological aspects involved in returning to sport following a concussion. | fr |
dcterms.isPartOf | urn:ISSN:2157-3905 | fr |
dcterms.isPartOf | urn:ISSN:2157-3913 | fr |
dcterms.language | eng | fr |
UdeM.ReferenceFournieParDeposant | Lassman, M. E., Rathwell, S., Black, A. M., & Caron, J. G. (2022). Exploring student-athletes’ perceptions of their psychological readiness to return to sport following a concussion. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000309 | fr |
UdeM.VersionRioxx | Version acceptée / Accepted Manuscript | fr |
oaire.citationTitle | Sport, exercise, and performance psychology | fr |
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