Brewer Britton W, Cornelius Allen E
Springfield College, Yannick Stephan, University of Grenoble, Judy Van Raalte, Springfield College.
Psychol Sport Exerc. 2010 Jan 1;11(1):1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.09.005.
This study was designed to examine the possibility of self-protective changes in athletic identity (AI) being initiated after the occurrence of a severe injury. METHOD: People (72 men and 36 women) undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery and rehabilitation were asked to complete a measure of AI prior to surgery and measures of AI and rehabilitation progress at approximately 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery. RESULTS: A repeated-measures ANCOVA controlling for age and gender indicated that AI decreased significantly across the 24-month period following surgery, with the most substantial decline occurring between 6 and 12 months postsurgery. Significantly greater decreases in AI were observed among participants whose rehabilitation progress was slowest from 6 to 12 months postsurgery. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that some participants reduced their identification with the athlete role in response to the threat to a positive self-image posed by their ACL injuries and the difficulties they encountered in postoperative rehabilitation.
本研究旨在探讨在严重受伤后启动运动身份（AI）自我保护变化的可能性。方法：接受前交叉韧带（ACL）手术和康复治疗的人（72名男性和36名女性）在手术前被要求完成一项AI测量，并在手术后约6、12和24个月完成AI和康复进展的测量。结果：一项控制年龄和性别的重复测量协方差分析表明，术后24个月内AI显著下降，最大降幅发生在术后6至12个月之间。在术后6至12个月康复进展最慢的参与者中，观察到AI的下降幅度明显更大。结论：研究结果表明，一些参与者因ACL损伤对其积极自我形象构成的威胁以及术后康复中遇到的困难，而减少了对运动员角色的认同。
