ArticleBMJ open2021
Investigating correlates of athletic identity and sport-related injury outcomes: a scoping review.
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- Athletic identity and sport injury: a systematic review and meta-aggregation.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- The relationship between athletic identity and kinesiophobia in young athletes with prior sport-related injury.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- The influence of athletic identity, coach-athlete relationship quality, and peer climate on emotional resilience in injury-prone sports.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Assessing the association between musculoskeletal injury and mental health in rugby players-A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- A Multidimensional Perspective on Athletic Identity in Competitive Athletes: Associations With Sociodemographic and Sport-Specific Variables and Psychological Symptoms.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Patterns of Change in Athletic Identity After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- High school football player experiences with multiple injuries: a qualitative biopsychosocial model application.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The relationship between pain and athletic identity in youth ballet dancers.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Athletic identity, anxiety, and depression in moderate to highly specialized female adolescent volleyball players.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Athletic Identity and Sport Injury Processes and Outcomes in Young Athletes: A Supplemental Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Review
- Athlete Identity, Resilience, Satisfaction with Life and Well-Being of Para Badminton Players: A Multinational Survey.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2024Article
- The Role of Sport Psychology in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation in Junior Athletes.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Beyond physical recovery: investigating athletic identity as a mediator between social support and psychological readiness for return to sport.Australian journal of psychology · 2024Article
- Athletic identity affects prevalence and disclosure of emotional abuse in Finnish athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Psychological risk factors for a first hamstring strain injury in soccer: a qualitative study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo conduct a scoping review that (1) describes what is known about the relationship between athletic identity and sport-related injury outcomes and (2) describes the relationship that an injury (as an exposure) has on athletic identity (as an outcome) in athletes.
designScoping review.
participantsA total of n=1852 athletes from various sport backgrounds and levels of competition. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary measure used within the studies identified was the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale. Secondary outcome measures assessed demographic, psychosocial, behavioural, physical function and pain-related constructs.
resultsTwenty-two studies were identified for inclusion. Samples were dominated by male, Caucasian athletes. The majority of studies captured musculoskeletal injuries, while only three studies included sport-related concussion. Athletic identity was significantly and positively associated with depressive symptom severity, sport performance traits (eg, ego-orientation and mastery-orientation), social network size, physical self-worth, motivation, rehabilitation overadherence, mental toughness and playing through pain, as well as injury severity and functional recovery outcomes. Findings pertaining to the association that an injury (as an exposure) had on athletic identity (as an outcome) were inconsistent and limited.
conclusionsAthletic identity was most frequently associated with psychosocial, behavioural and injury-specific outcomes. Future research should seek to include diverse athlete samples (eg, women, athletes of different races, para-athletes) and should continue to reference theoretical injury models to inform study methodologies and to specify variables of interest for further exploration.
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