Podlog L, Ivarsson A
Université de Montréal, School of Kinesiology and Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Québec, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden; Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.
Psychol Sport Exerc. 2025 Sep;80:102921. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102921. Epub 2025 Jun 13.
Over the past 50 years, research on the psychology of sport injury has proliferated. Indicative of this growth, numerous edited books, literature reviews and consensus statements have been produced. This research has yielded important insights into psychological factors implicated in injury risk, rehabilitation and return to sport. Our aim in this paper is to examine the psychology of sport injury literature, spanning injury onset, rehabilitation and the return to sport following injury, and to critically examine three key debates and/or issues of contemporary relevance. Towards this end, we first discuss definitional, conceptual and theoretical issues. Second, we synthesize key empirical findings regarding psychological factors implicated in injury occurrence, rehabilitation and return to sport following injury. Third, we discuss three contemporary debates and/or challenges relevant to moving the psychology of sport injury research and clinical practice forward. In particular, we examine: 1. the issue of what rehabilitation adherence is and whether adherence to a structured rehabilitation program is beneficial for achieving rehabilitation (clinical, functional) and sport-specific outcomes; 2. challenges associated with assessment of psychological readiness to return to sport; and 3. whether injured athletes are honest when completing subjective, self-report measures. Finally, we advance various directions for future scholarship. In addressing these four areas, we hope to stimulate further research and debate within the psychology of sport injury.
在过去50年里，关于运动损伤心理学的研究大量涌现。这一发展的标志是，出现了众多编著书籍、文献综述和共识声明。这项研究对与损伤风险、康复及重返运动相关的心理因素有了重要见解。本文的目的是审视运动损伤心理学文献，涵盖损伤发生、康复以及损伤后重返运动等方面，并批判性地探讨三个具有当代相关性的关键争论点和/或问题。为此，我们首先讨论定义、概念和理论问题。其次，我们综合有关损伤发生、康复以及损伤后重返运动所涉及心理因素的关键实证研究结果。第三，我们讨论与推动运动损伤心理学研究和临床实践发展相关的三个当代争论点和/或挑战。具体而言，我们审视：1. 康复依从性的定义问题，以及坚持结构化康复计划对于实现康复（临床、功能）和特定运动结果是否有益；2. 与评估重返运动心理准备状态相关的挑战；3. 受伤运动员在完成主观自我报告测量时是否诚实。最后，我们提出未来学术研究的多个方向。通过探讨这四个领域，我们希望激发运动损伤心理学领域的进一步研究和辩论。
